Las Vegas Monorail
The Las Vegas Monorail is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) automated monorail mass transit system located adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It connects several large casinos in the unincorporated communities of Paradise and Winchester, but does not enter the city of Las Vegas proper. Built at a cost of $650 million,[5] it was privately owned and operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company until their 2020 bankruptcy when it was sold to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, a local government agency.[6] In 2022, total annual ridership was roughly 4.3 million, down from a pre-Great Recession peak of 7.9 million in 2007.[3][7] The monorail is a registered not-for-profit corporation, allowed under Nevada law since the monorail provides a public service. The State of Nevada assisted in bond financing, but no public money was used in construction.[8][9]
Las Vegas Monorail
Open[1]
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Paradise and Winchester, Nevada
7
Alweg (inflated rubber tires on concrete guideway)
Western Management Group
9 Bombardier Innovia Monorail 200 trains[2]
11,780 (2022)[3]
1995 (MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail)
July 15, 2004 (Las Vegas Monorail)
3.9 mi (6.3 km)
2
Elevated
< 60 m (200 ft)[4]
750 V DC third rail[4]
50 mph (80 km/h)
60 ft (18 m)