Texas Star Triangle
Round Rock, TX
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Austin, TX (16.5 mi).
About Round Rock
Round Rock is a city in Williamson and Travis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 119,468 at the 2020 census.
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 | Mid-size terminal — 200K–1M catchment ($1–2B range) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.2× on $200M base | $240M |
| Track: Round Rock → Austin | 16.5 mi × $500M/mi | $8.2B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $10.0B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the downtown Round Rock / I-35 district. I-35 frontage at the Austin metro's northern anchor, where the corridor's commuter demand is heaviest. Dell's corporate campus and the surrounding tech employers sit minutes away. The site captures all of Williamson County's explosive growth.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
🛤️ Infill stops toward Austin: the proposal envisions more stops than cities — smaller stations between majors. Plausible infills on this leg:
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- Brushy Creek — fast-growing community on the corridor south.
- Wells Branch — established area on the I-35 alignment.
- Pflugerville — I-35 suburb at the Austin approach.