 The railway line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford was proposed by the Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Railway (B&TR) and authorised on 5 July 1865; but the company had problems in raising the necessary money.After assistance was given by the Thetford and Watton Railway (T&WR), the plan was modified, and instead of running to the main station at , a curve was built so that T&WR trains from could run directly to the Bury St Edmunds line without reversing at Thetford.The B&TR line between and was opened on 1 March 1876.