[2] The S&DJR opened a locomotive depot at the station in 1895 which operated until closure of the line into Bournemouth West in 1965,[3] after which the S&D trains ran, for the remaining few months of operation, into Bournemouth Central railway station, which had its own locomotive shed.

[5] The route west of Branksome to Weymouth was electrified in 1988 using the standard British Rail Southern Region system of a third rail with 750 volts direct current.

The station has two platforms which are able to accommodate trains of up to five coaches; longer trains only open the doors in the first four or five coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.

[6] The typical off-peak service on Mondays-Saturdays in trains per hour is: On Sunday, there is 1 tph in each direction between Weymouth and London Waterloo.

The station is served by several bus routes, operated by Morebus; these include:[7]