[1] On 2 June 1944, the station was destroyed in the Soham rail disaster, when a munitions train carrying high explosive bombs caught fire and blew up, killing two and damaging over seven hundred buildings.

The driver, Benjamin Gimbert, and fireman, James Nightall, were both awarded the George Cross for preventing further damage which would have occurred if the rest of the train had exploded.

[6] In January 2013 Network Rail released a five-year upgrade plan, which included reopening Soham station as part of improvements to the Ipswich to Ely Line.

[7] A Network Rail study concluded that building a new station on the existing infrastructure was feasible and that the current line could support an additional stop at Soham.

[5] There are no current plans for direct services to Cambridge, but the CPCA has expressed support for the idea in a future phase of the project.