Great Yarmouth's South Town station was originally the terminus of the East Suffolk Railway and had a direct service from London Liverpool Street via Ipswich and Beccles. This line was once the major through route between Great Yarmouth and London, having a regular express passenger service as well as carrying heavy freight traffic. The direct service was curtailed on November 2nd 1959 when the section of line between Yarmouth and Haddiscoe was closed and subsequently some of the trains were diverted via Lowestoft via Gorleston.
The line from South Town to Lowestoft was run by the Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Railway Committee, a shared operation with the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. It served the stations of Gorleston North, Gorleston-on-Sea, Gorleston Links Halt, Hopton, Corton, Lowestoft North and terminated at Lowestoft Central. When the London trains were re-routed to Yarmouth Vauxhall in 1962 the line was downgraded and subsequently closed completely to goods on July 3rd 1967 (except for Lowestoft North which shut in November 1967) and to passengers on May 4th 1970.

"YARMOUTH SOUTH TOWN: MOVEMENT OF TRUCKS BY HORSE OR TRACTOR BETWEEN THE PASSENGERS AND GOODS STATIONS. In moving a wagon or wagons across the public road between the Passenger and Goods stations, the horse, or horses, must not be attached to the side of the wagon, or wagons, but must in all cases be attached in front so that persons passing along the road may see the whole operation. A competent man, with a red flag by day and a red light by night, is to be in attendance to warn the public in all cases when wagons are about to be removed across the road. Shunting wagons BY ENGINE across the above public road is strictly prohibited." (LNER General Appendix to the Rules and Regulations and Working Timetables with Sectional Appendix for Southern Area, 1st November 1947, p169)
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