Butterfield (Sacramento RT)

Butterfield
Sacramento RT light rail station
Location Folsom Boulevard and Butterfield Way
La Riviera, CA
Coordinates 38°34′1.59″N 121°20′48″W / 38.5671083°N 121.34667°WCoordinates: 38°34′1.59″N 121°20′48″W / 38.5671083°N 121.34667°W
Owned by Sacramento RT
Line(s)

Sacramento Regional Transit District (Sacramento RT):

Platforms 2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type at-grade
Parking 406 spaces
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 5, 1987[1]
Services
Preceding station   Sacramento RT Light Rail   Following station
toward Sacramento Valley Station
Gold Line
Mather Field/Mills
toward Historic Folsom

Butterfield 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. As part of the Gold Line, it has service to Downtown Sacramento, California State University, Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Gold River and Folsom. 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 September 6, 1998, this served as the eastern terminus of the Gold Line.[2]

Platforms and tracks

SRTD Westbound ■Gold Line toward Sacramento Valley (Tiber)
SRTD Eastbound ■Gold Line toward Historic Folsom (Mather Field/Mills)
Union Pacific ■Freight line No passenger service

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References

  1. ↑ Perkins, Kathryn Eaker (September 4, 1987). "Light rail set to sprout a new leg this weekend". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
  2. ↑ Bazar, Emily (September 4, 1998). "Light rail ready to go extra miles – Mather Field Road line becomes first extension". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1.