It was located between Blandford Forum and Bailey Gate on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

During reconstruction of the station around 1900 when double track was laid, this platform was again extended to a total length of 300 ft.

It was used for trains to Blandford, Templecombe, Evercreech Junction (change for the Burnham-on-Sea branch) and Bath (Green Park).

This platform opened on 29 April 1901 and was provided with a brick station building containing a booking office, waiting rooms and lavatories.

The railway was still open until the closure of the goods terminal at Blandford in 1969 and later that year the track was lifted.