It was inaugurated on 22 September 1981 by President François Mitterrand and opened to commercial service five days later.

The station, located outside the city in the commune of Écuisses, is accessible by road.

TGV journey times from the station to Paris are 1 hour 20 minutes on average.

Prior to the opening of the LGV Sud-Est, average times were 3 hours 40 minutes to Paris with a train change in Dijon or Nevers; Lyon was 1 hour 30 minutes away with a train change in Chagny or Chalon-sur-Saône.

55 km north of the station is the highest point on the line at 489 m above sealevel, near the town of Liernais.