California High-Speed Train To Las Vegas Could Be On Track
Construction of a high-speed train from Southern California to Las Vegas could begin in about four months. Brightline West plans to get going on the project in October or late November.
The train would travel from the Apple Valley-Victorville area in California to a new train station near the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Las station would be south of Harry Reid International Airport, about 10 miles from downtown Las. Vegas. It would also be four miles away from Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Las Nevada Raiders.
Some in Nevada are skeptical about the high-speed train. About a fifth of Las Vegas' visitors come from Southern California. Los Angeles is the closest major metropolitan area to Las Las Nevada. The visitor volume in June reached 3.32 million. The pre-pandemic total of 3,6 million in 2019 is expected to reach 3.,6. million by June 2019.
The start of the NFL season is expected to attract more tourists to Las Vegas. The Raiders open the preseason schedule on Thursday against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Their first regular-season home game is on September 18 against Arizona Cardinals.
