Corpus Christi, TX
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: McAllen, TX (121.7 mi).
About Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat and largest city of Nueces County in South Texas, with portions extending into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties.
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: Corpus Christi → McAllen | 121.7 mi × $500M/mi | $60.9B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $62.6B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the downtown transit center district near the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority hub. Bayfront downtown has underused parcels a terminal can assemble without displacing neighborhoods. RTA buses already converge a few blocks away. The site captures the Coastal Bend population plus the refinery and port workforce that commutes the region daily.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Kingsville — Naval Air Station Kingsville and Texas A&M–Kingsville.
- Raymondville — Willacy County seat on the US-77 corridor.
- Harlingen — Rio Grande Valley gateway city at the leg's end.