Butterfield station

Butterfield station is a side platformed SacRT 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).^[5]

Butterfield
A light rail vehicle at Butterfield station in August 1988, about year after the line's opening
General information
Location	Folsom Boulevard and Butterfield Way La Riviera, California United States
Coordinates	38°34′02″N 121°20′48″W
Owned by	Sacramento Regional Transit District
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Sacramento Regional Transit: 78, E19[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	406 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	Lockers[3]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 5, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-09-05)[4]
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 →

External links

• Station profile

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. "Bike and Ride". Sacramento Regional Transit District. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
4. Perkins, Kathryn Eaker (September 4, 1987). "Light rail set to sprout a new leg this weekend". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
5. Bazar, Emily (September 4, 1998). "Light rail ready to go extra miles – Mather Field Road line becomes first extension". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1.