As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.

The Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à Genève opened the station on 23 June 1856, along with a section of railway between Lyon and Ambérieu-en-Bugey, via Miribel.

[1] The station previously consisted of a passenger building, which has since disappeared.

[3] Classified as a PANG (point d'accès non géré), the station is unstaffed without any passenger services.

[4] As of 2020, Beynost station is served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 35 trains running between Ambérieu and Lyon-Part-Dieu.