The Framlingham branch closed to passenger trains in November 1952; it retained freight services until April 1965.

[7] With the privatisation of British Rail, ownership of the line and station passed to Railtrack on 1 April 1994.

The franchise to operate the passenger services on this route was won by Anglia Railways in 1997; in 2004 National Express won the franchise and operated services using the brand name 'one', which was renamed National Express East Anglia in 2008.

As of December 2020[update] the typical Monday-Sunday off-peak service at Wickham Market is as follows: Trains direct to and from London Liverpool Street were withdrawn in 2010.

One weekday early-morning train is extended through to Harwich International and there is a return from there in the evening.