Moreno Valley, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Riverside, CA (9.6 mi).
About Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and is part of the Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan area. It is the second-largest city in Riverside County by population and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. The city's population was 208,634 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 terminal ($1–2B range) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Moreno Valley → Riverside | 9.6 mi × $500M/mi | $4.8B |
| Annual operations (share) | 2% of $1.5B terminal | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.6B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Moreno Valley / March Field station district. The March Joint Powers Authority lands — the former March Air Force Base — are the IE's largest redevelopment canvas, with employment centers already rising. The 60/215 interchange gives the corridor a natural path. The catchment is Moreno Valley's 210,000+ residents plus the March Field logistics workforce, in a city with no rail service today.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- March Field employment area — logistics and business parks on the former air base.
- Box Springs — pass-area community on the route to Riverside.
- UC Riverside east edge — university district on the western approach.