Fremont, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Hayward, CA (9.7 mi).
About Fremont
Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area, behind San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland. It is the closest East Bay city to the high-tech Silicon Valley network of businesses, and has a strong tech industry presence.
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: Fremont → Hayward | 9.7 mi × $500M/mi | $4.8B |
| Annual operations (share) | 2% of $1.5B terminal | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.6B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Fremont Centerville / BART-adjacent district. Centerville sits between the BART terminus and the ACE/Capitol Corridor lines, with industrial parcels that can be assembled. The Tesla factory and the surrounding manufacturing zone generate enormous commuter demand. The catchment is the Tri-City area's 350,000+ residents plus East Bay tech commuters priced out of the Peninsula.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Union City — city at the BART interchange on the corridor.
- Decoto district — Union City's historic rail district.
- Newark edge — Dumbarton corridor industrial pocket.