Butterfield station

Butterfield station is a side platformed Sacramento RT Light Rail station in La Riviera, California, United States. The station was opened on September 5, 1987, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. It is served by the Gold Line. The station is located at the intersection of Folsom Boulevard and Butterfield Way just northeast of Highway 50. From its opening through the opening of the Mather Field/Mills station on September 6, 1998, this served as the eastern terminus of the original RT light rail alignment (the Watt/I-80–Downtown–Butterfield line).[4]

Butterfield
Sacramento RT Light Rail
A light rail vehicle at Butterfield station in August 1988, shortly after the line's opening
General information
LocationFolsom Boulevard and Butterfield Way
La Riviera, California
United States
Coordinates38°34′02″N 121°20′48″W
Owned bySacramento Regional Transit District
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Sacramento Regional Transit: 78, E19[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking406 spaces[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 5, 1987 (1987-09-05)[3]
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
Tiber
toward Sacramento Valley Station
 Gold Line Mather Field/Mills
toward Historic Folsom
Location

A large office for the California Franchise Tax Board was built next to the station.

Platforms and tracks
Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound ←      Gold Line toward Sacramento Valley Station (Tiber)
Eastbound →      Gold Line toward Historic Folsom (Mather Field/Mills) →
Side platform, doors open on the right
Freight track ← UP Placerville Industrial Lead; No passenger service →

References
  1. "SacRT System Map" (PDF) (Map). Sacramento Regional Transit District. August 29, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. "Park-and-Ride Lots". Sacramento Regional Transit District. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. Perkins, Kathryn Eaker (September 4, 1987). "Light rail set to sprout a new leg this weekend". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
  4. Bazar, Emily (September 4, 1998). "Light rail ready to go extra miles – Mather Field Road line becomes first extension". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1.


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