Miramar, FL
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Pembroke Pines, FL (3.1 mi).
About Miramar
Miramar is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of the Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 134,721, making it the fourth-largest city in Broward County, the sixth-largest city in the Miami metro area, and the 14th-largest city in Florida.
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: Miramar → Pembroke Pines | 3.1 mi × $500M/mi | $1.6B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $4.8B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Miramar Town Center district at Red Road. Miramar Town Center is the city's civic and cultural core, with I-75 and the Turnpike both minutes away. The terminal would serve western Broward and northern Miami-Dade's dense suburbs, splitting demand with the neighboring Pembroke Pines stop.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Silver Lakes (Miramar) — large residential community.
- Chapel Trail (Pembroke Pines) — suburban node on the corridor.
- The C.B. Smith Park corridor — regional recreation hub.