[1] Opened by the GWR as Radipole Halt on 1 July 1905,[2] it was part of a scheme by the railway company to counter road competition, particularly from Weymouth's buses.

Situated 167 mi 65 chains (270.1 km) from Paddington,[3] it was initially served by local Weymouth to Dorchester South rail motor and Abbotsbury trains.

[3] The word Halt was dropped from its title (and from that of other surviving BR stations where it had previously appeared) on 5 May 1969.

[2] No further services called at Radipole after 31 December 1983 as, according to the Southern Region of British Railways, its wooden platforms had become "too unsafe for use to continue".

[4] At the time, the Department for Transport was considering a proposal to withdraw passenger services from the station and British Rail had stated that heavy expenditure on repairs was not justified whilst the station's future was in doubt.