A post-war boom on the King's Lynn to Hunstanton line did not affect the West Norfolk Junction Railway, whose inconveniently sited stations contributed to a decline in passenger traffic. Passenger services from Wells were withdrawn from 31 May 1952, but the line remained open to freight until the North Sea flood of 1953, when the track between Wells and Holkham was severely damaged. The King's Lynn to Hunstanton line survived 17 more years before closing in 1969 amid falling traffic and service cutbacks.