Riverside, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Moreno Valley, CA (9.6 mi).
About Riverside
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River in Southern California. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and Riverside County, 12th-most populous city in California, and 62nd-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 314,998 at the 2020 census.
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 ($2–4B range) | $3.0B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Riverside → Moreno Valley | 9.6 mi × $500M/mi | $4.8B |
| Annual operations (share) | 2% of $3.0B terminal | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $8.1B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Riverside Downtown Metrolink station district. Riverside's downtown station is the Inland Empire's busiest rail hub — Metrolink's 91, IEOC, and Riverside lines plus Amtrak. The rail-yard corridor east of downtown offers buildable land rare in this built-out region. The catchment is UC Riverside, downtown government, and the IE's massive logistics workforce — the fastest-growing commuter market in California.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- UC Riverside / University Avenue district — university neighborhood east of downtown.
- Box Springs — pass-area community on the route toward Moreno Valley.
- March Field area — former air base turned employment center.