The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line, 23.25 miles (37 km) north of Weymouth.

The station is 145.46 miles (234.10 kilometres) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Swindon and Westbury.

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 20 January 1857 as part of their Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth line.

[2] Yetminster has basic facilities including a small waiting shelter, a car park, a help point and bike racks.

South Western Railway used to run an additional service once on a Saturday between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September each year.