The station was built as part of a A$240 million extension of the Joondalup line from Clarkson to Butler.

Butler station has two side platforms situated in a cutting below the surrounding ground level.

The station is served by six regular bus routes, operated by Swan Transit under contract.

[4]: 19  Each platform is served by an escalator, a lift, and a set of stairs, making it fully accessible.

[5] The station, designed by Coniglio Ainsworth Architects,[6][7] received a commendation at the 2015 WA Architecture Awards.

[8][9] Running along the 38-metre (125 ft) long station concourse wall is a piece of public art titled Rain on Water, by Geoffrey Drake-Brockman.

The artwork represents the ripples from raindrops falling on water, with mathematical modelling used to determine the height of each rod to make the piece of art look like a realistic wave.

[17] Before the 2008 Western Australian state election, both the Labor and Liberal parties promised to extend the Joondalup line to Butler.

After the Liberal Party formed government following the election, Transport Minister Simon O'Brien said in 2009 that it was hoped that construction would start in 2011–12, and the extension would open in 2014.

O'Brien defended the choice of building only one station, saying that the Public Transport Authority told him it was a better idea to do so.

The contract was worth $6 million, and was for 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of earthworks between the entrance of the Nowergup depot near Hester Avenue, and Landbeach Boulevard, joining up with the earthworks done previously north of Landbeach Boulevard.

That month, construction on the railway tracks and overhead power lines began, after the $24 million contract for that was awarded to John Holland.

[29] In November 2012, a $19.7 million contract was signed with Ansaldo STS Australia to design and construct the railway signalling system for the extension.

[34] The station was opened on 21 September 2014 by Premier Colin Barnett and Minister for Transport Dean Nalder, several months early and $20 million under budget.

178 people signed a petition saying that they and their homes were "severely and adversely impacted" by vibrations from trains.

[39][40] 850 metres (2,790 ft) of acoustic matting was used for the extension, but it was not used for the tracks closest to Butler station, where the complaints were coming from.

Nalder said that computer modelling was used to determine where to place the acoustic matting, based on ground conditions, geography and track geometry.

Opposition leader Mark McGowan, Member for Butler John Quigley and Shadow Transport Minister Ken Travers attended the protest as well.

[48] In late 2019, construction started on extending the Joondalup line north 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) to Yanchep, with three new stations.