Butler (MBTA station)
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Butler is a station on MBTA's Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, a branch of the Red Line
. The station is located at Butler Street and Branchfield Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston
, Massachusetts
. Butler consists of one island platform
which serves the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line's two tracks; it is the only station on the line with an island platform. Sixty free parking spaces for passengers are available at the station. The station opened in 1929 when the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line began operation. Butler was closed on June 24, 2006, for a yearlong renovation of the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line. It reopened with the rest of the line on December 22, 2007.
Red Line (MBTA)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the MBTA running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities. The line begins west of Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Alewife station, near the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Route 2...
. The station is located at Butler Street and Branchfield Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Butler consists of one island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
which serves the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line's two tracks; it is the only station on the line with an island platform. Sixty free parking spaces for passengers are available at the station. The station opened in 1929 when the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line began operation. Butler was closed on June 24, 2006, for a yearlong renovation of the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line. It reopened with the rest of the line on December 22, 2007.