South Western Railway manages the station and operates all services.

When the Southampton and Dorchester Railway (S&DR) was opened on 1 June 1847, Wool was one of the original stations on the line.

[5] The coaches were fitted with a full kitchen, two sleeping compartments and a room with two single beds.

[6] The line was originally built with a single track but no telegraph, with the result that there was a head-on collision between Wool and Wareham on 27 September 1847; casualties were light.

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