Chula Vista, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: San Diego, CA (7.1 mi).
About Chula Vista
Chula Vista is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh-most populous city in Southern California, the 15th-most populous city in the state of California, and the 81st-most populous city in the United States. The population was 275,487 as of the 2020 census, up from 243,916 as of the 2010 census.
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 city terminal ($1–2B range) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Chula Vista → San Diego | 7.1 mi × $500M/mi | $3.5B |
| Annual operations (share) | 2% of $1.5B terminal | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $5.3B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Chula Vista bayfront / H Street district. The bayfront is the South Bay's largest redevelopment site — hundreds of acres of former industrial land being rebuilt. The Blue Line Trolley already runs through the H Street corridor, giving a ready-made local connection. The catchment is the South Bay's 750,000+ residents plus cross-border travelers, midway between downtown San Diego and the border.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- National City — industrial waterfront city on the corridor.
- Barrio Logan — shipyard-adjacent San Diego neighborhood.
- Paradise Hills — South San Diego residential neighborhood.