The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.
[10] In 1946, workers privately contracted with the trans-shipping of goods between broad and narrow gauge trains were involved in a dispute with their employer, stopping work for 2 days as the contractor intended on reducing their break times.
[15] Operations at the station were significantly scaled back as trans-shipping was no longer required, as goods could now move through Wolseley to the South East without needing to change trains.
In later years, the station was used by the Bluebird railcar passenger service to Mount Gambier, known as the Blue Lake.
The 1550m crossing loop remains in use, as do the Viterra grain silos which are still served by rail, mostly by Aurizon trains.