Henderson, NV
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Las Vegas, NV (11.9 mi).
About Henderson
Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Las Vegas. It is the 2nd most populous city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with 317,610 residents as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area.
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 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Henderson → Las Vegas | 11.9 mi × $500M/mi | $6.0B |
| Annual operations (share) | 2% of $1.5B terminal | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $7.7B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Henderson downtown / Water Street district. Water Street is Henderson's historic downtown and sits near the I-215/515 interchange — the natural rail corridor into Las Vegas. Surrounding redevelopment parcels offer cheaper land than anything near the Strip. The catchment is Henderson's 330,000+ residents — Nevada's second city — plus the Green Valley and Anthem suburbs, all currently car-only.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Green Valley — Henderson's master-planned district on the corridor.
- Harry Reid Airport edge — airport-connector station zone in Paradise.
- UNLV district — university neighborhood on the approach to downtown Las Vegas.