	The station opened on 19 December 1980, when RER Line A was extended to Torcy. It serves the Descartes Campus of the University of Eastern Paris – Marne-la-Vallée (French: "Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée"). Bus stations are on both ends of platforms: "Archimède" is on Noisy-le-Grand side, "Descartes" on the Champs-sur-Marne side.