It was a stop on the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway, which connected Bath with Bournemouth.

Originally part of the Dorset Central Railway, the line to Blandford opened on 1 November 1860 to a station at Blandford St Mary, to the south of the River Stour.

The extension opened on 31 August 1863, requiring a bridge over the Stour and a newly relocated Blandford Forum station to the north of the river.

[2] The station remained open until 7 March 1966, when the entire line from Bath to Bournemouth closed to passengers.

Goods traffic continued for a further three years, but the station was finally fully closed in 1969 and the track was lifted.