Hampton, VA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Newport News, VA (8.1 mi).
About Hampton
Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 137,148 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Virginia. Hampton is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, which has more than 1.8 million inhabitants and is the 37th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S.
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 — metro tier (range $2–4B) | $3B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Hampton → Newport News | 8.1 mi × $500M/mi | $4B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $7.3B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The downtown Hampton waterfront district. Downtown Hampton's waterfront offers redevelopable parcels near the I-64 corridor and the region's historic core. The terminal would serve the Peninsula's military installations — Langley and Fort Monroe — plus the Coliseum Central retail district.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Phoebus (Hampton) — historic waterfront district.
- Coliseum Central (Hampton) — retail and employment hub.
- Lee Hall (Newport News) — district on the western corridor.