It is located at kilometric point (KP) 16.616 on the Lyon-Geneva railway, between Crépieux-la-Pape and Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost stations.

As of 2021, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.

The section of the Lyon–Geneva railway between Lyon and Ambérieu was opened on 23 June 1856.

[3] As of 2021, the station is served by the following services: In addition to a parking lot for passengers, the station is equipped with secure bicycle storage facilities.

[3] Since February 2012, lines 1 and 2 of the Côtière liberté réseau intercommunal (Colibri) network serve the station.