The station opened on 15 June 1874 by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR).

[1] The station had L&SWR services to Waterloo, Weymouth, Salisbury and Bournemouth West.

[3] Until 1967, a branch goods line ran from here to the George Jennings South Western Pottery.

[4] The line was extended sometime after 1902 from the Pottery to Salterns Pier, on the northern shores of Poole Harbour.

[6] The station is operated by South Western Railway and is served by both the Weymouth express and the Poole stopping services.