The entire line, between Wymondham and Wells, became part of the Great Eastern Railway in 1862.

[2] The passenger service between Dereham and Wells ended on 5 October 1964,[3] although the line remained open for goods trains as far as Fakenham.

The last freight train left Ryburgh in August 1981, but the section remained intact for a while longer.

A weedkiller train visited Ryburgh in May 1982 and the Neptune Track Recorder unit reached Ryburgh level crossing in August 1982, after which the section was officially closed and lifted.

[5] This station would be restored as part of the Norfolk Orbital Railway, which proposes seeing public service trains running from Sheringham to Wymondham via Fakenham.