Las Vegas
Aerial view looking south from Sunset Road, the station site is the open parcel left of center frame, May 2014
General information
LocationLas Vegas Boulevard
Clark County, Nevada[1]
United States
Coordinates36°03′16″N 115°10′40″W / 36.054490°N 115.177793°W / 36.054490; -115.177793
Owned byDesertXpress Enterprises, LLC[2]
Operated byBrightline
Line(s)Brightline West
ConnectionsVegas Loop
Construction
Parking2,400 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027 (2027)
Future service
Preceding station Brightline Following station
Terminus Brightline West Victor Valley
toward Los Angeles

Las Vegas is the planned northern terminus of the Brightline West high-speed rail service. The 33-acre station site (13 ha) is on the south Las Vegas Strip in Enterprise.[3] The two-story station will feature retail and restaurant space, areas for connecting transportation including a station on the Boring Company Vegas Loop,[4] as well as a 2,400-space seven-story parking garage.[5] Construction permits were acquired in March 2020 by Brightline, construction is expected to begin in 2024 with rail operations beginning in 2027.[6][7] Located on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard between Blue Diamond Road and Warm Springs Road, the 110-acre (45 ha) site they acquired, across from the Premium Outlets South mall, has plenty of room for additional transit-oriented development.[8][1] On March 30, 2022, Oak View Group announced a 20,000-seat arena on an adjacent 25-acre site (10 ha) south of the station.[9] The project is part of a 66-acre planned development (27 ha) of a sports and entertainment district.[10] According to Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group, this is "one of the few areas of potential future growth of the gaming and entertainment corridor".[11]

Early proposals

The 2011 project outline had several options in Las Vegas near the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino or Downtown.[12] One potential Las Vegas station location was approved as the site of Allegiant Stadium.

References

  1. ^ a b Akers, Mick (July 6, 2021). "Brightline buys land for high-speed rail terminal". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rail News - Brightline on track to begin Las Vegas high-speed rail project". Progressive Railroading. April 14, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Emerson, Elaine (July 6, 2021). "Brightline buys land on Las Vegas Boulevard for planned train terminal". FOX5 Las Vegas. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ |title=Vegas Loop|url=https://www.boringcompany.com/vegas-loop
  5. ^ Martin, Bradley (February 11, 2020). "Dine Outdoors at the Virgin Trains Las Vegas Terminal in 2023". Eater Vegas. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Horwath, Bryan (March 4, 2020). "Former RTC chief Quigley leaves Virgin Trains after brief stint". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "LA to Vegas Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). Brightline. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Akers, Mick (April 21, 2023). "First look: Brightline's Vegas high-speed train station revealed". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  9. ^ Golden, Jessica; Brewer, Contessa (March 30, 2022). "Stadium developer plans $3 billion sports arena and casino project in Las Vegas". CNBC. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  10. ^ Stutz, Howard (June 15, 2023). "Vegas basketball arena developer says $10B project is growing, won't require public money". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Oak View Group Acquires 25 Acres in Las Vegas With Vision to Build Retail & Entertainment District Including 20,000 Seat Arena, Casino and Hotel" (Press release). Oak View Group. March 30, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via PR Newswire.
  12. ^ "DesertXpress Vol2: Appendix_A-3_Station_Site_Plan.pdf". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2019.


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