Bellevue, WA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Seattle, WA (6.3 mi).
About Bellevue
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area, and the fifth-largest city in Washington. It has variously been characterized as a satellite city, a suburb, a boomburb, or an edge city.
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 (range $2–4B) | $3B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Bellevue → Seattle | 6.3 mi × $500M/mi | $3.2B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.5B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Bellevue Transit Center / Wilburton district beside Link light rail. Downtown Bellevue's transit center and the 2 Line light rail already make this the Eastside's intermodal heart, with a direct ride to Seattle. The Wilburton area east of downtown has the large, underused parcels a terminal requires. It captures the entire Eastside tech corridor from Redmond to Renton.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Mercer Island — island suburb on I-90 directly between the two downtowns.
- The Mount Baker district (Seattle) — residential neighborhood at the corridor's west landing.