Everett, WA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Bellevue, WA (25.4 mi).
About Everett
Everett is the county seat of and the most populous city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-most populous city in the state, with 110,629 residents as of the 2020 census.
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: Everett → Bellevue | 25.4 mi × $500M/mi | $12.7B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $16.0B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Everett Station district (Sounder/Amtrak intermodal). Everett Station already combines Sounder, Amtrak Cascades, buses and a future Link light rail terminus in one downtown hub. The station district is the civic core of Snohomish County. It captures the entire north metro from Lynnwood to Marysville plus Boeing's massive Everett workforce.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Lynnwood — major suburban hub with Link light rail on the corridor.
- Mountlake Terrace — growing city on I-5 between the two.
- Bothell — tech suburb at the corridor's bend.
- Woodinville — wine-country suburb on the approach to Bellevue.