The station serves the communes of Arnouville, to the north Villiers-le-Bel and, to the east, Gonesse.

The line from Saint-Denis station to Creil via Survilliers - Fosses was opened in 1859 by the Chemins de fer du Nord after six years of studies, with two tracks built at the station.

A fifth track was laid during the construction of the LGV Nord in the early 1990s between Pierrefitte station and the new Gonesse junction.

As the commune center of Villiers-le-Bel was not quite that easily accessible to the station, the tramway started between the two places.

Due to the growing amount of competitors (private cars, and other buses were more efficient), the tramway closed down in 1949.