Construction Commences on $12 Billion Brightline West Railway Linking Las Vegas and Southern California
LAS VEGAS, NV – Construction on Brightline West – the long-gestating, $12 billion high-speed railway system linking Las Vegas and Southern Los Angeles – finally commenced on Monday after years of delays.
Brightline began the process of laying the 218 miles of track that the rail system requires, which will feature all-electric trains that, once up and running, will shuttle passengers between a terminal that will be built just south of the Las Vegas Strip and another new facility in Rancho Cucamonga in just two hours. Normally, the trip takes well over three hours by automobile.
Experts say that the railway will be used by approximately 11 million one-way passengers per year – or about 30,000 per day – and fares will be far cheaper than traveling by air. The trains themselves will have numerous amenities for passengers, including restrooms, Wi-Fi access, food and beverage sales, and the ability to check in luggage.
Brightline notes that the Brightline West rail system will be the first of additional railways they intend to build in the future to link other cities that are too close for flying but too far for driving to make either option practical, which is the case with Las Vegas and Southern California.
Brightline also noted that the railway could be responsible for removing “millions” of cars from the I-15, which would go a long way towards reducing pollution.
With the groundbreaking originally announced to take place back in 2020, the Brightline West project will take the form of a 34-mile stretch of track in Nevada running along Interstate 15, with a station stop in the Victorville area. The system will be fed by several other lines from various locations in California, resulting in a total of 218 miles of track overall. Travelers from Las Vegas would be able to continue from the system to Los Angeles via the Metrolink, which will effectively link Las Vegas with L.A.
The project is scheduled to be complete by the summer of 2028.
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