Centennial, CO
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Aurora, CO (10.7 mi).
About Centennial
Centennial is a home rule city located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,418 at the 2020 United States census, making Centennial the 11th most populous municipality in Colorado. Centennial is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Small-city terminal (parametric range $0.5–1B) | $0.75B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Centennial → Aurora | 10.7 mi × $500M/mi | $5.3B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $15M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.3B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Arapahoe at Village Center / Dry Creek light-rail corridor. The Arapahoe at Village Center station anchors the Denver Tech Center's light-rail spine — the metro's largest suburban employment cluster. The surrounding office parks offer joint-development opportunities, and the site captures the southeast corridor's white-collar commuter base.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Greenwood Village, CO — Tech Center municipality.
- The Denver Tech Center — employment-core infill.
- The Orchard corridor — commercial infill.