Nashville, TN
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Murfreesboro, TN (31.3 mi).
About Nashville
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River.
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 (parametric range $2–4B) | $3B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Nashville → Murfreesboro | 31.3 mi × $500M/mi | $15.7B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $18.9B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Riverfront/SoBro district near the existing Riverfront Station. The Cumberland riverfront east of downtown holds the WeGo Star commuter station and large surface-parking tracts in SoBro already slated for redevelopment. A terminal here lands within walking distance of Broadway's tourism core while giving the guideway a clean riverfront alignment out of the city.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Antioch, TN — large southeast Nashville suburb on the corridor.
- La Vergne, TN — fast-growing Rutherford County suburb on I-24.
- Smyrna, TN — manufacturing town midway to Murfreesboro.