Overland Park, KS
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Kansas City, KS (9.3 mi).
About Overland Park
Overland Park is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 197,238. It is the largest city in Johnson County and the second-most populous city in the state of Kansas, also it is one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the most populous suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.
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 terminal (parametric range $1-2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Overland Park → Kansas City | 9.3 mi × $500M/mi | $4.65B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.35B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
A greenfield site at the I-35 / College Boulevard interchange. College Boulevard is Johnson County's office spine, and the I-35 interchange offers large greenfield parcels that downtown Kansas City can't. A terminal here captures the metro's fastest-growing job and housing corridor with direct freeway access in every direction.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
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- Shawnee, KS - Johnson County suburb on the route
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