It serves the north-western suburb and town of Riddells Creek, in Victoria, Australia.

[1] The station, like the township itself, was named after local settler John Riddell, who acquired property in the area in 1841.

[1][3][4][5] A six lever frame was provided in 1927, to control the signals, until it was closed as a block post in April 1993.

[1] As part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2005, the station received a refurbishment, including new platform facings and new fencing.

This is to allow services in the peak direction of travel to use the single 160 km/h track that was upgraded in 2006, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.