Butler station (MBTA)

Butler
An inbound streetcar departing Butler station in August 2016
General information
LocationButler Street and Branchfield Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°16′20″N 71°03′45″W / 42.272253°N 71.062453°W / 42.272253; -71.062453
Line(s)Milton Branch, Shawmut Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking40 spaces ($4.00 fee)
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 7, 1931
RebuiltJune 24, 2006–December 22, 2007
Passengers
202380 daily boardings
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Milton
toward Mattapan
Mattapan Line Cedar Grove
toward Ashmont
Location

Butler station is a light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Mattapan Line. It is located at Butler Street in the Lower Mills section of the Dorchester neighborhood. It serves a small residential area sandwiched between the Neponset River, Cedar Grove Cemetery, and Dorchester Park. Butler station has no MBTA bus connections. It is accessible via a wooden mini-high ramp on the station's single island platform.