Is the high-speed train from LA to Las Vegas open?
With the environmental approval in place, officials said Brightline remains on track to break ground at the end of this year, with hopes of starting service by early 2027.
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The plan to build a high-speed train that will connect Las Vegas with Southern California took another important step this month. The massive transportation project by Brightline could begin as soon as this year, with an estimated completion plotted for around 2027.
The all-electric train will connect a station in Apple Valley, east of the city of LA, to Las Vegas along Interstate 15. The 218-mile trip will take about 85 minutes on a train that will have a cruising speed of 200 miles per hour.
California High-Speed Rail, the most ambitious public transportation project in the state's history, is still miles away from being completed, despite decades of discussion and nearly ten years of construction.
The privately owned Brightline high-speed trains started to run along Florida's east coast in 2018, cutting the travel time between Miami and Fort Lauderdale to 30 minutes by train.
California's plan is to build an electric train that will connect Los Angeles with the Central Valley and then San Francisco in two hours and 40 minutes.
At speeds in excess of 186 mph, trains will transport passengers between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga in just 2 hours and 10 minutes, twice as fast as the normal drive time, the company said.
Connecting Las Vegas and the Inland EmpireIn Las Vegas, a Brightline station will welcome passengers at Las Vegas Boulevard and Blue Diamond Road east of I-15 and south of Harry Reid International Airport.
Surprisingly, Las Vegas is the largest metro area in the US that does not have passenger rail service. Amtrak previously operated a line with a stop in Las Vegas, The Desert Wind, but it was discontinued in 1997 due to budget cuts. Would you take an Amtrak train from LA to Las Vegas instead of driving?
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is responsible for planning, designing, building and operation of the first high-speed rail system in the nation. California high-speed rail will connect the mega-regions of the state, contribute to economic development and a cleaner environment, create jobs and ...
In 2008 when voters approved the bond measure for the train, the cost to connect the 500-mile span would be around $33 billion. Today, the whole 500-mile system would cost a grand total of $128 billion. That price tag has left state officials scratching their heads to bridge that $100 billion funding gap.