Carrollton, TX
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Richardson, TX (9.5 mi).
About Carrollton
Carrollton is a city in Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 133,434, making it the 27th-most populous city in Texas.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size terminal — 200K–1M catchment ($1–2B range) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.2× on $200M base | $240M |
| Track: Carrollton → Richardson | 9.5 mi × $500M/mi | $4.8B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.5B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Downtown Carrollton DART station district. Three DART lines already converge here — Green, Silver and future extensions — making it the north side's natural rail interchange. Historic downtown offers redevelopment parcels. It anchors the mid-cities and northern catchment between Dallas and Denton.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Farmers Branch — city on the corridor toward Richardson.
- Addison — restaurant-corridor town on the alignment.
- North Dallas corridor — tollway district at the Richardson approach.