Newport News, VA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Hampton, VA (8.1 mi).
About Newport News
Newport News is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city 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 | Large city — metro tier (range $2–4B) | $3B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Newport News → Hampton | 8.1 mi × $500M/mi | $4B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $7.3B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Transportation Center at Bland Boulevard near the airport. Newport News's Transportation Center already co-locates Amtrak and city buses next to the airport, making it the Peninsula's natural intermodal hub. The terminal would serve the shipyard's massive workforce and capture the I-64 corridor toward Hampton.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Lee Hall (Newport News) — historic district on the corridor.
- Denbigh (Newport News) — residential and commercial node.
- Phoebus (Hampton) — historic waterfront district.