Lubbock, TX
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Midland, TX (109.8 mi).
About Lubbock
Lubbock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 257,141 at the 2020 census, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States.
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 terminal — 200K–1M catchment ($1–2B range) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.2× on $200M base | $240M |
| Track: Lubbock → Midland | 109.8 mi × $500M/mi | $54.9B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $56.6B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the downtown depot district near the Buddy Holly Center. The historic Santa Fe depot area anchors a downtown already investing in itself. Texas Tech's 40,000 students sit minutes west — a built-in ridership base. The US-87/I-27 corridor gives the whole South Plains region a straight shot to the terminal.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Tahoka — Lynn County seat on US-87 south of Lubbock.
- Lamesa — Dawson County seat, agricultural hub on the corridor.
- Stanton — Martin County seat at the I-20 approach to Midland.