Inglewood, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Los Angeles, CA (8.4 mi).
About Inglewood
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 107,762.
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: Inglewood → Los Angeles | 8.4 mi × $500M/mi | $4.2B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $7.5B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Market Street district near the Inglewood Transit Connector. Inglewood's automated people mover will link downtown to the Metro K Line and SoFi Stadium, giving a maglev terminal instant rail and event access. The stadium district draws tens of millions of visitors a year. It serves South LA's dense catchment plus the region's sports and entertainment travel.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Hyde Park / Westmont — dense South LA neighborhoods on the corridor.
- The Crenshaw district — commercial and cultural core on the alignment.
- Exposition Park / USC area — major jobs, university and museum destination approaching downtown.