Plano, TX
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Richardson, TX (5.3 mi).
About Plano
Plano is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the largest city in Collin County. A small portion of Plano is located in Denton County.
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 — 200K–1M catchment ($1–2B range) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.2× on $200M base | $240M |
| Track: Plano → Richardson | 5.3 mi × $500M/mi | $2.6B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $4.4B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Downtown Plano DART station district. The existing DART Red and Orange Line terminus already draws park-and-ride commuters from across Collin County. Historic downtown Plano offers redevelopment parcels around the station. It sits on the US-75 corporate corridor, minutes from the Legacy West and Toyota campuses.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Legacy West — Plano's corporate corridor, dense employment base.
- Bush Turnpike district — tollway interchange zone with redevelopment land.
- Arapaho Center — Richardson's old downtown, already DART-served.