Las Vegas Monorail

Las Vegas Monorail
A Mark VI train of the Las Vegas Monorail
Overview
StatusOpen
OwnerLas Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
LocaleParadise and Winchester, Nevada
Termini
Stations7
Websitelvmonorail.com
Service
TypeStraddle beam monorail
Operator(s)Western Management Group
Rolling stock9 Bombardier Innovia Monorail 200 trains
Daily ridership11,780 (2022)
History
Opened1995 (MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail)
July 15, 2004 (Las Vegas Monorail)
Technical
Line length3.9 mi (6.3 km)
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated
Minimum radius< 60 m (200 ft)
ElectrificationContact rails, 750 V DC
Operating speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Highest elevation60 ft (18 m)
Route map
Las Vegas Monorail highlighted in blue
Times are scheduled minutes from Sahara
depot
0:00
Sahara
2:00
Westgate
4:00
Convention Center -
8:30
Harrah's & The Linq
9:30
Flamingo & Caesars Palace
11:00
Horseshoe & Paris
13:00
MGM Grand
canceled
southern extension
canceled
southern extension
Harmon Ave & Koval Lane
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
UNLV Thomas & Mack Center
Terminal 3
Terminal 1

All stations are accessible

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 just south of Las Vegas city limits. Built at a cost of $650 million, it was privately owned and operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company until their 2020 bankruptcy. It was then sold to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, a local government agency. In 2022, total annual ridership was roughly 4.3 million, down from a pre-Great Recession peak of 7.9 million in 2007. 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.