Hayward, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Fremont, CA (9.7 mi).
About Hayward
Hayward is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 162,954 as of 2020, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area, and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 36th most populous municipality in California.
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: Hayward → Fremont | 9.7 mi × $500M/mi | $4.9B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $8.2B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Hayward BART station district. Hayward BART is one of the East Bay's busiest stations, with Capitol Corridor and Amtrak service a short hop away and AC Transit feeding it from every direction. The downtown core around the station is already zoned for transit-oriented density. It captures central Alameda County commuters who today have no fast link north or south.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Union City — BART-served city directly between the two, with a strong East Bay catchment.
- The Alvarado district (Union City) — historic core near the 880 corridor.
- Fremont's Centerville district — old town center at the corridor's south end.