Arlington, TX
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Grand Prairie, TX (6.4 mi).
About Arlington
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. The city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county after Fort Worth and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after Dallas and Fort Worth.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Large-city terminal — 1–4M metro ($2–4B range) | $3B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.2× on $200M base | $240M |
| Track: Arlington → Grand Prairie | 6.4 mi × $500M/mi | $3.2B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.4B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the AT&T Stadium / Globe Life Field entertainment district. The region's biggest event draw brings tens of thousands on game days alone, and its vast parking acreage can host a terminal without land assembly pain. Midway between Dallas and Fort Worth on I-30, it serves the whole Metroplex. SH-360 access pulls in the southern suburbs too.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Great Southwest — industrial and distribution district along I-30.
- Dalworthington Gardens — enclave city on the corridor.
- Pantego — enclave town at the Grand Prairie approach.