Northeast Corridor

Newark, NJ

Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Jersey City, NJ (5.0 mi).

About Newark

Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 311,549.

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: Newark → Jersey City	5.0 mi × $500M/mi	$2.5B
Annual operations (share)	Staffing, power, maintenance	$60M/yr
Stop total (excl. annual ops)		$5.8B

Best terminal location (proposed)

the Newark Penn Station district. The corridor's busiest New Jersey hub already connects Amtrak, NJ Transit, PATH and the light rail. Downtown Newark's redevelopment parcels give room to build. It captures Essex County, Newark Liberty airport traffic and the Manhattan commuter shed.

Before / after

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

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

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

Harrison — town on the PATH corridor toward Jersey City.
Kearny — town on the rail alignment.
Newport district — Jersey City waterfront at the approach.

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