Grand Prairie, TX
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Irving, TX (5.6 mi).
About Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties with a small part extending into Johnson county. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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: Grand Prairie → Irving | 5.6 mi × $500M/mi | $2.8B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $4.5B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the EpicCentral / I-30 corridor district. The city's entertainment core has big-box acreage a terminal can assemble in one move. Midway between Dallas and Fort Worth on I-30, it catches both commute sheds. The Great Southwest industrial zone next door supplies all-day workforce ridership.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Lone Star Park district — horse-racing and event venue on the corridor.
- Great Southwest — industrial district along I-30.
- MacArthur corridor — commercial approach into Irving.