West Valley City, UT
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: West Jordan, UT (6.5 mi).
About West Valley City
West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and an inner suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 140,230 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Utah after Salt Lake City.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Small-city terminal (parametric range $0.5–1B) | $0.75B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: West Valley City → West Jordan | 6.5 mi × $500M/mi | $3.2B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $15M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $4.2B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The West Valley Central TRAX station district. West Valley Central is the Green Line's western terminus in Utah's second-largest city, surrounded by redevelopable commercial parcels on 5600 West. A terminal here serves the west side's dense, transit-dependent population and the USANA Amphitheatre event corridor.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Taylorsville, UT — mid-valley suburb.
- Kearns, UT — unincorporated west-side community.
- The 5400 South corridor — commercial infill.