Mellis was closed as part of the large-scale Beeching cuts on 7 November 1966, when local services between Ipswich and Norwich were withdrawn.

The line through Mellis was electrified in 1986, and carries regular passenger traffic between London's Liverpool Street station and Norwich.

[2] Mellis acted as a railhead for Eye, the only sizeable town in the area; a connecting horse omnibus ran for many years.

The branch was served by a single platform that curved away from the main line; passenger trains to Eye started their journeys here.

A goods shed was built on the western side of the line, where a corn mill and maltings were also served by rail, in 1867.

Initially four main line trains called at Mellis per day (four up towards Ipswich and four down towards Norwich), but by 1863 this had increased to five.