It was situated on the Great Western Main Line which runs from London to Bristol.

The station site is a mile and a half south of Dauntsey village and is near Dauntsey Lock which suggests that the station was important to the Wilts & Berks Canal.

When the GWR built the South Wales Main Line in 1903 it passed a few miles north of Dauntsey.

In 1933 the connection between the Malmesbury branch and the main line was moved to Little Somerford on the newer main line, and the redundant section between Dauntsey and Somerford became a siding.

The canopy used for the branch line platform was moved to Yatton station where it can still be seen today.