ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ˈæftɚ kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiə hæd pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə sˈaɪt ʌv sˈændɹɪŋˌæm hˈaʊs æz ɐ nˈɔːɹfək ɹᵻtɹˈiːt.
The station was opened in 1862 after Queen Victoria had purchased the site of Sandringham House as a Norfolk retreat.