Its altitude is 109 m. The East company puts in operation Émerainville station at the opening of the section from Nogent–Le Perreux to Nangis to commercial service.

[2] In 2000,[3] a contract between the State and the Île-de-France region organised the expansion of RER E from Villiers-sur-Marne to Tournan.

On 14 December 2003, the line is cut from its historical network to Paris-Est, and linked with RER E leading to Haussmann–Saint-Lazare.

[4] As a Transilien network station, commercial services are available everyday, as well as facilities and assistance to people with limited mobility.

The station is equipped with vending machines for Transilien and main lines tickets, and with real time traffic information system.