High Point, NC
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Greensboro, NC (14.4 mi).
About High Point
High Point is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, located south and southwest of Greensboro, inside the Piedmont Triad region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Outskirts of High Point also extends into Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. The city was of a total population of 114,059 at the 2020 census.
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 — metro tier (range $1–2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: High Point → Greensboro | 14.4 mi × $500M/mi | $7.2B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $8.9B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The downtown High Point station district. High Point's Amtrak station sits downtown amid the furniture market's twice-yearly influx of tens of thousands of buyers — built-in ridership few cities can claim. The terminal would serve the Triad's manufacturing core and sit at the natural junction of the Charlotte and Greensboro corridors.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Jamestown, NC — small town on the US-70 corridor.
- Archdale, NC — furniture-industry town.
- The Piedmont Triad International Airport area — regional jobs hub.