Hialeah, FL
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Miami, FL (5.8 mi).
About Hialeah
Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in Miami-Dade County, in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people at the 2018 census.
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: Hialeah → Miami | 5.8 mi × $500M/mi | $2.9B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.2B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Hialeah Market Tri-Rail station district. Hialeah Market is an established Tri-Rail station in one of the densest residential cities in Florida, with existing park-and-ride infrastructure. The terminal would give the Miami metro's northwest side a direct high-speed connection without forcing every rider through downtown Miami.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- West Little River — community on the Miami–Hialeah seam.
- Allapattah (Miami) — industrial district with rail rights-of-way.
- The Miami International Airport area — reachable via the Tri-Rail connection.