Glendale, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Burbank, CA (4.0 mi).
About Glendale
Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Downtown Los Angeles.
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: Glendale → Burbank | 4.0 mi × $500M/mi | $2.0B |
| Annual operations (share) | 2% of $1.5B terminal | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $3.8B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Glendale Transportation Center district. The Glendale Transportation Center already serves Metrolink and Amtrak in the city's historic Tropico district. The surrounding transit village has redevelopment-ready parcels a short walk from the station. The catchment is the Brand Boulevard office corridor — the 'Wall Street of the East Valley' — plus studio and media employment, with Burbank Airport next door.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Tropico — Glendale's transit-village district around the station.
- Atwater Village — neighborhood on the corridor toward downtown LA.
- Burbank Media District edge — studio employment zone on the western approach.