Torrance, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Inglewood, CA (8.7 mi).
About Torrance
Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, founded in 1912, neighboring Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates, Lomita, Gardena, Lawndale, and Alondra Park, as well as the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Harbor City and Harbor Gateway. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay region.
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 (range $2–4B) | $3B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Torrance → Inglewood | 8.7 mi × $500M/mi | $4.4B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $7.7B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Torrance Transit Center district on the Crenshaw corridor. Torrance built a major regional transit center on Crenshaw Boulevard, and Metro's C Line extension is planned to reach it, which would plug a maglev terminal straight into the LA rail network. The surrounding South Bay industrial belt offers large parcels that rarely exist elsewhere in LA County. It serves the 800,000-plus residents of the South Bay beach cities and harbor area.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Gardena — dense South Bay city on the corridor with strong bus connections.
- Hawthorne — aerospace job center on the planned Metro C Line extension.
- Lawndale — small residential city directly on the alignment.