It was once part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway network and closed in 1967 when a new station was opened by British Rail c.200m eastwards.

[1] Between 2007 and 2010, work was undertaken to reinstate the original level crossing across the road to allow trains from Norwich to run onto the North Norfolk Railway heritage line tracks.

It was announced by the North Norfolk Railway on 16 December 2008, that work was going to start on the new level crossing in January 2009.

These plans were later delayed until 2010 due to various problems, including: lack of funding, electricity cables needing to be moved, the county's highways department concerns with the implications of road closure to create the crossing.

[2] Work began on 8 January 2010, with the moving of the NNR headshunt to slew into line with the Network Rail section.