Northeast Corridor

Jersey City, NJ

Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: New York City, NY (4.0 mi).

About Jersey City

Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the county seat of Hudson County, the county's most populous city and its largest by area.

Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.

Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)

⚠️ All figures below are parametric estimates scaled from the proposal's own budget ($8.5T ÷ 17,000 mi ≈ $500M per mile), not engineering quotes. Methodology is shown so you can check the math.

Item	Basis	Estimate
Terminal construction	Large-city terminal — 1–4M metro ($2–4B range)	$3B
Land acquisition	Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base	$300M
Track: Jersey City → New York City	4.0 mi × $500M/mi	$2.0B
Annual operations (share)	Staffing, power, maintenance	$60M/yr
Stop total (excl. annual ops)		$5.3B

Best terminal location (proposed)

the Journal Square district. The PATH hub offers a one-seat ride to Manhattan, and the surrounding residential towers supply enormous walk-up ridership. The waterfront alternative at Exchange Place sits minutes east. It captures Hudson County's half-million residents plus reverse commuters.

Before / after

Before and after aerial mock-up of the proposed maglev terminal at Jersey City, NJ

Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.

🛤️ Infill stops toward New York City: the proposal envisions more stops than cities — smaller stations between majors. Plausible infills on this leg:

Newport district — Jersey City waterfront on the Hudson.
Hoboken — riverfront city, PATH-connected.
Hudson Yards approach — Manhattan-side district across the river.

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