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[ 0 => '{{use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}', 1 => '{{Infobox rail line', 2 => '| name = Las Vegas Monorail', 3 => '| logo = Las_Vegas_monorail_logo.png', 4 => '| logo_width = ', 5 => '| image = Las Vegas Monorail.jpg', 6 => '| caption = A train on the monorail, showing the [[Stratosphere Tower]] in the background.', 7 => '| type = [[Straddle beam monorail]]', 8 => '| system = [[Alweg]] (inflated rubber tires on concrete guideway)', 9 => '| status = service suspended<ref name=2020Ch11 />', 10 => '| locale = [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]] and [[Winchester, Nevada|Winchester]], [[Nevada]]', 11 => '| start = [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara]]', 12 => '| end = [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]]', 13 => '| stations = 7', 14 => '| daily_ridership = 13,510 (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ridership|url=http://www.lvmonorail.com/corporate/riderev11.php|publisher=Las Vegas Monorail|access-date=May 28, 2016|year=2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509173125/http://www.lvmonorail.com/corporate/riderev11.php |archive-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref>', 15 => '| open = 1995 (MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail) <br /> July 15, 2004 (Las Vegas Monorail)', 16 => '| owner = Las Vegas Monorail Company', 17 => '| operator = Las Vegas Monorail Company', 18 => '| character = Elevated', 19 => '| stock = 9 [[Bombardier Innovia Monorail]] 200 trains<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bombardier Transportation - Project List|url=https://rail.bombardier.com/content/dam/transportation/supporting-documents/Bombardier-Transportation-project-list.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628194517/https://rail.bombardier.com/content/dam/transportation/supporting-documents/Bombardier-Transportation-project-list.pdf|archive-date=June 28, 2020|website=Bombardier|page=11}}</ref>', 20 => '| linelength = {{convert|3.9|mi|abbr=on}}', 21 => '| tracklength = ', 22 => '| tracks = 2', 23 => '| gauge = ', 24 => '| minradius = < {{convert|60|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="fg239" />', 25 => '| electrification = 750 V DC third rail<ref name="fg239">{{cite web|url=http://www.ea.tu-berlin.de/fileadmin/fg239/elektrische_antriebe_Bahnfahrzeuge/VL_Elektrische_Antriebe_fuer_Bahnfahrzeuge_14-10-09.pdf |title=Elektrische Antriebe für Bahnfahrzeuge| trans-title=Electric drives for railway vehicles| language=de|access-date=2011-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323121925/http://www.ea.tu-berlin.de/fileadmin/fg239/elektrische_antriebe_Bahnfahrzeuge/VL_Elektrische_Antriebe_fuer_Bahnfahrzeuge_14-10-09.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-23 }}</ref>', 26 => '| speed_mph = 50', 27 => '| elevation_ft = 60', 28 => '| map = {{Las Vegas Monorail}}', 29 => '| website = [http://www.lvmonorail.com/ www.lvmonorail.com]', 30 => '}}', 31 => 'The '''Las Vegas Monorail''' is a {{convert|3.9|mi|adj=on}} driverless [[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, Nevada|Paradise]] and [[Winchester, Nevada|Winchester]], and does not enter the City of [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. It is owned and operated by the '''Las Vegas Monorail Company'''. In 2013, total annual ridership was roughly 4.2 million, down from a pre-[[Great Recession]] peak of 7.9 million in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/monorail-turns-surprising-track-record-ridership-goes|title=Monorail turns in surprising track record — ridership goes up|publisher=LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL|date=2014-01-15|access-date=2015-08-17}}</ref> 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.<ref>''See'' AMBAC Assurance Reply filed in In re Las Vegas Monorail Company, 429 B.R. 770 (2010) (Docket No. 169)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10586210&nav=15MUCBSd |title=Las Vegas Monorail to take a ride out of town? |publisher=KVBC.com |access-date=2014-01-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529015423/http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10586210&nav=15MUCBSd |archive-date=May 29, 2013 }}</ref>', 32 => '', 33 => '== History ==', 34 => '{{refimprove section|date=January 2014}}', 35 => '', 36 => '===1995–2002: MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail===', 37 => 'The Las Vegas Monorail began service as the '''MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail''' in 1995.<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Arthur Andersen]] LLP|title=MGM Mirage · SC 13E4|date=1999-06-17|publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] (SEC)|chapter=Note 7. Investments in unconsolidated affiliates|quote=Effective December 10, 1993, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, MGM Grand Hotel, Inc., and Bally's Grand Inc. ("Bally's") formed a 50/50 joint venture, MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail, LLC. The joint venture was intended to construct, own and operate the MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail.|access-date=2008-10-09|chapter-url=http://www.secinfo.com/dSq2u.6Uy.4.htm}}</ref> This system ran between the [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]] and [[Bally's Las Vegas|Bally's]] hotels using two used [[Mark IV monorail]] trains that had operated on the [[Walt Disney World Monorail]]. Built through a partnership between the two hotels, the MGM-Bally's system's construction was contracted to VSL Corporation. The grand opening party for the monorail featured showgirls from Bally's famed show, ''[[Jubilee!]]'', helping groups to the monorail. Characters from ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' greeted the groups on the MGM side. The two trains each ran back and forth on each beam, and were stored at a maintenance building near the Bally's station (this building still stands today, but it has been severed from the beam).<ref>{{cite web|title=MGM-Bally's Monorail, VSL Corp. (1995)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxVB5HzhfGw|website=YouTube|publisher=The Monorail Society|access-date=4 October 2017}}</ref>', 38 => '', 39 => '===2002–present: Las Vegas Monorail===', 40 => 'In 2002, the original system was closed to begin its conversion to the current Las Vegas Monorail system. The beam was extended from Bally's station (now the Bally's & Paris station) north to the [[Sahara Hotel and Casino]]. The track was extended south beyond the MGM station to provide for track switching for the trains, as well as a starting point for a potential future southern extension. The original trains were replaced with nine new [[Bombardier MVI|Bombardier Mark VI]] monorail trains.', 41 => '', 42 => 'During testing and commissioning, the monorail suffered several malfunctions that delayed the start of passenger service for almost a year. The most serious of these problems related to parts falling from the monorail to the ground under the tracks.<ref name="guardian"/> After many delays, the finished Las Vegas Monorail opened to the public on July 15, 2004 with the completion and testing of "Phase 1".', 43 => '', 44 => 'On September 8, 2004, more problems with falling parts led to the closing of the monorail for nearly four months. It reopened on December 24, 2004. A number of repairs were made to the monorail cars during this shutdown. Each time the monorail system required major engineering changes, it underwent a lengthy "commissioning" process to confirm the effectiveness and safety of the repairs. Officials reported that each day the monorail was down cost the system approximately $85,000 in lost fares.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/dec/25/nation/na-monorail25|title=Las Vegas Monorail Is Back on Track|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2004-12-25|access-date=2015-08-17}}</ref>', 45 => '', 46 => 'Transit Systems Management officials cited the successful handling of crowds during the 2005 [[Consumer Electronics Show]] as proof that the system can handle a major convention.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sofradzija|first=Omar|date=January 8, 2005|title=Conventioneers boost monorail receipts|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jan-08-Sat-2005/news/25622949.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104182353/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jan-08-Sat-2005/news/25622949.html|archive-date=January 4, 2006|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref>', 47 => '', 48 => 'On July 8, 2005, Transit Systems Management announced that it would shut down, turning over its responsibilities to the Las Vegas Monorail Company, the system operator. Curtis Myles, a former deputy general manager of the [[Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada]], became President of the Las Vegas Monorail Company.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Velotta|first=Richard N.|date=2020-08-11|title=Monorail acquisition could come by Sept. 1, official says|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/monorail-acquisition-could-come-by-sept-1-official-says-2092780/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US}}</ref> ', 49 => '', 50 => 'On November 1, 2005, the County Commission approved a study into the feasibility of an airport extension.', 51 => '', 52 => 'On January 13, 2010, the Las Vegas Monorail filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection]]. The filing would not affect system operations and will have no impact on the monorail's hours of operation or service to its customers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/13/las-vegas-monorail-files-bankruptcy-protection/|title=Las Vegas Monorail files for bankruptcy protection|work=Las Vegas Sun|date=2010-01-13|access-date=2010-01-14}}</ref>', 53 => '', 54 => 'On March 11, 2011, the Sahara announced that it would close its doors May 16, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/11/sahara-hotel-casino-close-may-16/ |title=Sahara's closure on May 16 will mark 'the end of an era' |work=Las Vegas Sun|date=2011-03-11 |access-date=2011-03-23}}</ref> Closure of the Sahara has been cited as one of the significant reasons for ridership dropping in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.lvrj.com/business/las-vegas-monorail-ridership-continues-to-fall-178242541.html |title=Las Vegas Monorail ridership continues to fall|work=LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL |date=2012-11-10 |access-date= 2013-02-12}}</ref> In 2014, a new hotel casino, the SLS Las Vegas, took over the Sahara, and ridership increased from 2012 levels.', 55 => '', 56 => 'The Las Vegas Monorail again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2020, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=2020Ch11>{{cite news |last1=McFarland |first1=Matt |title=Las Vegas monorail files for bankruptcy but may survive pandemic |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/economy/vegas-monorail/index.html |access-date=11 September 2020 |agency=CNN |date=9 September 2020}}</ref>', 57 => '', 58 => '== Operations ==', 59 => 'The monorail (Phase 1 of the overall project) begins at the MGM Grand near the south end of [[Las Vegas Strip|The Strip]], and runs roughly parallel to the Strip on its eastern side. The monorail passes next to the [[Las Vegas Convention Center|Convention Center]] and the [[Westgate Las Vegas]], both with stations, before ending at the Sahara hotel at the north end of the Strip. The ride takes about fifteen minutes to travel its total distance of {{convert|3.9|mi}}.', 60 => '', 61 => 'The monorail generally runs behind the eastern Strip side hotels and casinos, a long block away from the Strip. Usually, it requires a walk-through a casino to get to the Strip, emerging upon the Strip in front of the property. This lack of a direct presence on the Strip along with ticket prices has been a factor in the rather slow acceptance of the monorail.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Andrew |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/feb/16/useconomy.marketturmoil |title=How Las Vegas transport gamble turned into a one-track ride to ruin |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=February 16, 2008 |access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref>', 62 => '', 63 => '===System name and sponsorship===', 64 => '[[File:LasVegasMonorailLogo.svg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Former logo of the monorail]]', 65 => 'The Las Vegas Monorail was named the Robert N. Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail in honor of Robert N. Broadbent, whom Las Vegas officials credit with gaining the support from the public and officials needed to bring the monorail to fruition. Broadbent, a former [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]] mayor, [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] commissioner, assistant secretary of the [[United States Department of the Interior]], and [[McCarran International Airport]] director, died in 2003, a few months before the system's scheduled opening. The Las Vegas Monorail Company is the company's official corporate name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esos.state.nv.us/SOSServices/AnonymousAccess/CorpSearch/CorpDetails.aspx?lx8nvq=tzM92x30xBqL128cqzA%252f5Q%253d%253d|title=Las Vegas Monorail Company|work=Entity details|publisher=Nevada Secretary of State|access-date=2008-01-16|quote=LAS VEGAS MONORAIL COMPANY; Status: Active; File Date: 5/12/2000; Type: Domestic Non-Profit Corporation; Corp Number: C13309-2000; Qualifying State: NV}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>', 66 => '', 67 => 'The Las Vegas Monorail generates revenue from ticketed passengers and from corporate sponsors. Branding rights for the seven stations and the nine trains are available, and the sponsorship prices are in the millions of dollars. Hansens Beverage sponsored the first monorail train, featuring its [[Monster Energy]] drink.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 15, 2004|title=Top Brands Sponsor New Las Vegas Monorail|url=https://www.chiefmarketer.com/top-brands-sponsor-new-las-vegas-monorail/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622061111/https://www.chiefmarketer.com/top-brands-sponsor-new-las-vegas-monorail/|archive-date=June 22, 2020|website=Chief Marketer}}</ref> Nextel Communications created a totally themed pavilion by branding the largest station, adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hirsch|first=Jerry|date=November 17, 2003|title=Nextel, Las Vegas Link Brands in Monorail Deal|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-17-fi-vegas17-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622060131/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-17-fi-vegas17-story.html|archive-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref> Since the [[Sprint Nextel Corporation|Sprint-Nextel merger]] in late 2005, Nextel Central has been rebranded as Sprint Central. However, in late February 2008, the Sprint Nextel Corporation terminated its sponsorship contract.{{citation needed|date=November 2009}}', 68 => '', 69 => '=== Construction and planning===', 70 => 'The Las Vegas Monorail was designed by Gensler of Nevada, engineered by Las Vegas-based Carter & Burgess (now [[Jacobs Engineering Group|Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.]]) and constructed by [[Granite Construction|Granite Construction, Inc.]] of [[Watsonville, California]], one of the largest civil contractors in the United States.', 71 => '', 72 => 'The Las Vegas Monorail vehicles and signal systems were developed by [[Bombardier Transportation]]. The technology for the monorail vehicles came directly from the well-tested monorail systems running in [[Walt Disney World]]. Bombardier constructed [[Mark VI Monorail]] trains for the [[Walt Disney World Monorail System]] and for Las Vegas.', 73 => '', 74 => '==Fares==', 75 => 'A one ride ticket costs $5. These, alongside unlimited ride tickets good for one and three days can be purchased with cash or major credit cards at ticket booths and machines. QR-coded tickets may be purchased online and scanned at the gates, and these offer 1-5 and 7 day unlimited fares. Nevada residents may purchase one ride fares for $1 or a 20-ride ticket for $20. There are no child fares, although passengers aged 5 and under ride free.', 76 => '', 77 => '==Stations==', 78 => 'Stations listed from north to south:', 79 => '', 80 => '{| class="wikitable"', 81 => '|-', 82 => '! Name', 83 => '! Platform type', 84 => '! Coordinates', 85 => '! Photo', 86 => '|-', 87 => '| [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara]]', 88 => '| [[Side platform|Side]]', 89 => '| {{Coord|36.1423|N|115.1549|W|display=inline}}', 90 => '| [[File:Las Vegas Monorail - SLS Station.jpg|frameless]]', 91 => '|-', 92 => '| [[Westgate Las Vegas|Westgate]]', 93 => '| [[Island platform|Island]]', 94 => '| {{Coord|36.1371|N|115.1530|W|display=inline}}', 95 => '| [[File:Las Vegas Monorail - Westgate Station.jpg|frameless]]', 96 => '| ', 97 => '|-', 98 => '| [[Las Vegas Convention Center|Convention Center]]', 99 => '| [[Island platform|Island]]', 100 => '| {{Coord|36.1295|N|115.1544|W|display=inline}}', 101 => '| [[File:Las Vegas Monorail - Las Vegas Convention Center Station.jpg|frameless]]', 102 => '|-', 103 => '| ''[[Sands Expo]]/[[MSG Sphere Las Vegas|MSG Sphere]] (future)''<ref name="reviewjournal.com">{{cite web| url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/monorail-station-planned-for-msg-sphere-arena-in-las-vegas-1532702/amp/| title=Monorail station planned for MSG Sphere arena in Las Vegas}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/msg-sphere-will-have-las-vegas-monorail-station-1555085/| title=MSG Sphere will have Las Vegas Monorail station| website=Las Vegas Review-Journal| date=December 19, 2018| first=Michael Scott| last=Davidson}}</ref>', 104 => '|', 105 => '|', 106 => '|', 107 => '|-', 108 => '| [[Harrah's Las Vegas|Harrah's]] & [[The Linq]]', 109 => '| [[Island platform|Island]]', 110 => '| {{coord|36.1188|-115.1685|type:landmark_region:US-NV|display=inline}}', 111 => '| [[File:Harrah's and The Linq station 2.jpg|frameless]]', 112 => '|-', 113 => '| [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo]] & [[Caesars Palace]]', 114 => '| [[Island platform|Island]]', 115 => '| {{coord|36.1160|-115.1686|display=inline}}', 116 => '| [[File:Flamingo & Caesars Palace station.jpg|frameless]]', 117 => '|-', 118 => '| [[Bally's Las Vegas|Bally's]] & [[Paris Las Vegas|Paris]]', 119 => '| [[Island platform|Island]]', 120 => '| {{coord|36.1121|-115.1674|display=inline}}', 121 => '| [[File:Las Vegas Monorail - Bally's & Paris Station.jpg|frameless]]', 122 => '|-', 123 => '| [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]]', 124 => '| [[Island platform|Island]]', 125 => '| {{coord|36.1024|-115.1677|display=inline}}', 126 => '| [[File:Las Vegas Monorail MGM Grand Station.jpg|frameless]]', 127 => '|-', 128 => '|}', 129 => '', 130 => '==Trains==', 131 => '[[File:MonorailAtSahara.JPG|thumb|right|upright=0.9|[[Bombardier MVI]] rolling stock]]', 132 => 'The monorail uses nine [[Bombardier MVI]] trains that have four cars in each of the fully automatic trains. The guideway is built to the "[[ALWEG]]" track standard. For the first seven years, the line only ran as the MGM Shuttle, between MGM and Bally's stations. During this time, two ex-[[Walt Disney World Monorail System|Walt Disney World]] [[Mark IV monorail]] trains were used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mouseplanet.com/mark/mg040130gm.htm|first=George|last=McGinnis|date=2004-01-30|title=Walt Disney World's Mark VI Monorail|quote=The approximate 1.6 km guideway of the MGM-Grand Bally's monorail line, which used two Mark IV's, will be integrated and re-equipped. These twice-retired trains were built in the '80s and since retirement from WDW have operated for over seven years in Las Vegas.|access-date=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monorails.org/tmspages/archive021603.html|title=Las Vegas Mark IVs retire. (1/29/03)|work=News Briefs Archives - November 23, 2002–February 16, 2003|date=2003-01-29|access-date=2008-10-09|publisher=Monorails.org|quote=Two dutiful Disney-built Mark IVs retired for the second time Sunday night. Previous to Las Vegas, they operated for many years in Florida at Walt Disney World... designed to be a catalyst for a larger Las Vegas Monorail, which will be achieved when the current track is connected to a four-mile system under construction. New automated Bombardier MVI trains will run along the same tracks when the new line opens in early 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119130435/http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/archive021603.html|archive-date=November 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alweg.com/alweghome/alwegsheritageinlasvegas.html|title=ALWEG's Heritage in Las Vegas|first=Reinhard|last=Krischer|quote=So the development of the ALWEG monorail, technically described as „a rubber-tired straddle-beam monorail“, and its technology concept - today used by the now opened Las Vegas Monorail - originated in 1951 in Cologne-Fühlingen.|access-date=2008-10-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701014638/http://www.alweg.com/alweghome/alwegsheritageinlasvegas.html|archive-date=2008-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/TPBeams.html|title=ALWEG Beam Comparison Chart|publisher=Monorails.org|quote=[Type] Disney-Bombardier [type currently available for purchase] [Width] .66M 26" [Height] 1.22M 48" [Width at Endpoint] 2.03M 80" [Locations] Walt Disney World, FL (1971), Las Vegas, NV (1995)|access-date=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanaut.com/Compairisons%20to%20other%20Systems%204.htm|title=Comparisons to Other Systems|work=The Urbanaut Monorail Technology|quote=The ALWEG monorail system is a 50 year old antiquated monorail concept... Examples are Seattle, Disneyland, Disneyworld and Las Vegas monorails in the U.S, and the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and several monorails in Japan.|access-date=2008-10-09}}</ref> Though the Las Vegas and related train equipment appear superficially similar to the original ALWEG design (as exemplified by the [[Seattle Center Monorail|Seattle system]]), their suspension and propulsion systems differ substantially. A Seattle train may be walked end-to-end which is impossible on a Las Vegas or Florida train. The ALWEG Mark VI system used in Las Vegas Monorail consists of two inline large truck tires per car that support the load over the concrete guideway with a rectangular cross section and eight guide tires that straddle the guideway from both sides.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monorails.org/tmspages/TPDissu.html |title=Disney/Bombardier suspension |publisher=Monorails.org |access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> The total capacity of the four-car trains is roughly equivalent to two [[articulated bus]]es at 80 seated and 160 standing passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/TPDisro.html |title=Disney/Bombardier rolling stock |publisher=Monorails.org |access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> The maximum speed is {{convert|50|mph}}, although that speed is only reached during one short straight segment of the line.', 133 => '', 134 => '== Extensions ==', 135 => '', 136 => '=== To Downtown Las Vegas ===', 137 => 'Phase 2, a {{convert|2.3|mi|adj=on}} long extension along Main Street to Downtown Las Vegas was planned, with new stations at the [[Stratosphere Las Vegas|Stratosphere Hotel]], [[Charleston Boulevard]], Bonneville Avenue and [[Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery|Main Street Station]]. Construction was planned to begin in 2005 with service starting in 2008. However, the anticipated funding from the federal government was not allocated in 2004, so the plans were put on hold. On January 27, 2005, the federal government announced that it would not provide money for the $400-million project.', 138 => '', 139 => 'The plan was to open the system in January 2004, and for it to cover its debts and operating expenses by attracting 19 to 20 million riders. Since the system was not only delayed in opening, but later shut down for four months, income was not as great as organizers had hoped. This reportedly is a contributing factor for the government's denial of Phase 2 funding.', 140 => '', 141 => '=== Southern extension ===', 142 => 'Phase 2 was revised to instead extend the monorail system south from the MGM Grand Station to [[McCarran International Airport]].<ref name="lvmonorail.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.lvmonorail.com/about/expansion/ |title=Expansion |publisher=Lvmonorail.com |access-date=2010-08-27}}</ref> Providing monorail service to the airport has been an unpopular idea with [[limousine]] and [[taxicab]] operators in the city, as trips to and from the airport form a major portion of their business.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000929143000/http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/articles/06/06-13.htm LV cab, limo companies rap monorail]</ref> Several hotel and casino owners on the Strip continue to support the project, and are more supportive of an extension to the airport than one to downtown Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport Extension |url=http://www.lvmonorail.com/corporate/docs/Neighborhood_Mtg_July_26_2008.pdf|work=Neighborhood Meeting|publisher=Las Vegas Monorail|access-date=26 April 2011|page=9|date=26 July 2008}}</ref>', 143 => '', 144 => 'On December 7, 2006, Clark County commissioners granted permission for the proposed extension to McCarran Airport. Funding had not yet been identified.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Dec-07-Thu-2006/news/11266701.html |title=County Commission: Monorail extension gets OK |publisher= ReviewJournal.com |date= December 7, 2006 |access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref>', 145 => '', 146 => 'On September 9, 2008, the monorail company provided details of the proposed expansion to the [[Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority]] board. The intended airport extension would begin at the new Terminal 3, with the first stop near Terminal 1, turn north on Swenson Street, then continue west on [[Tropicana Avenue]] before turning north at Koval Lane to meet up with the existing system behind the MGM Grand.<ref name="lasvegasnow1"/> This route was proposed to be built with private funds and would have added approximately four miles to the existing route, doubling the length of the system.', 147 => '', 148 => 'When the monorail company announced details of the extension in September 2008, the airport extension was to be built with private funds and was expected to be built by 2012.<ref name="lasvegasnow1">{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8980119 |title=Monorail Looks to Expand to McCarran Airport - KLAS-TV Channel 8 News Las Vegas |publisher=Lasvegasnow.com |date=2008-09-09 |access-date=2010-08-27}}</ref> However, as of March 2011, the Las Vegas Monorail Company was still in the planning phases of the proposed extension to McCarran International Airport with a proposed stop on the UNLV campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lvrj.com/opinions/las-vegas-monorail-didn-t-do-much-for-the-sahara-117991849.html|title=Las Vegas Monorail didn't do much for the Sahara|publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=2011-03-23|access-date=2011-03-23}}</ref>', 149 => '', 150 => 'The monorail company announced in May 2015 that it is proposing instead an extension to the [[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino]] and an [[infill station]] at the [[Sands Expo|Sands Expo & Convention Center]].<ref name="LVSun1">{{cite web|title=Report: Future of Las Vegas Transportation Includes Light Rail Under Strip, Monorail Extension|url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/may/27/future-las-vegas-transportation/|publisher=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|access-date=12 July 2015|date=27 May 2015}}</ref> Subsequently, the [[Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada]] announced that a new underground [[light metro|light rail]] system under the Las Vegas Strip, which would connect Downtown Las Vegas with the airport, is in the long-term planning phase.<ref name="LVSun1"/>', 151 => '', 152 => '=== Mandalay Bay extension ===', 153 => 'In March 2018, the Clark County Commission approved a proposed extension to Mandalay Bay, putting the monorail closer to [[Allegiant Stadium]]. The monorail company planned to start construction on the extension in June 2018 and have it completed by September 2020, in time for the completion of the stadium and [[Las Vegas Raiders]] inaugural season in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Theodros |first=Abby |date=2018-03-21 |title=Clark County Commissioners approve monorail extension |language=en |work=[[KVVU-TV|FOX5 Vegas]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |url=http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/37782122/clark-county-commissioners-approve-monorail-extension |url-status=live |access-date=2018-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525045223/http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/37782122/clark-county-commissioners-approve-monorail-extension |archive-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> In November 2018 it was confirmed that two new Monorail stations would be built; one at Mandalay Bay and another at the [[MSG Sphere Las Vegas|MSG Sphere]] with completion by 2021.<ref name="reviewjournal.com"/> In May 2019, it was revealed that lack of funding has delayed the start of construction on a Mandalay Bay extension.<ref>https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2019/05/16/zero-support-from-resort-industry-for-funding-monorail-expansion/</ref> As of March 2020, there is no timetable to begin construction on an extension nor a completion date.', 154 => '', 155 => '== See also ==', 156 => '* [[CityCenter#Aria Express|Aria Express]]', 157 => '* [[Mandalay Bay Tram]]', 158 => '* [[List of monorail systems]]', 159 => '* [[List of rail transit systems in North America]]', 160 => '', 161 => '== References ==', 162 => '{{reflist|2}}', 163 => '', 164 => '== External links ==', 165 => '{{commons category|Las Vegas Monorail}}', 166 => '{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}', 167 => '* {{official website|http://www.lvmonorail.com/}}', 168 => '* [http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/LasVega.html Robert N. Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail, Nevada] at Monorails.org', 169 => '* [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Jan-30-Tue-2007/photos/2monorail.jpg Ridership Graph 2005–2006]', 170 => '* [http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/vegas_map.htm Rail transit map of Las Vegas (to scale)]', 171 => '', 172 => '{{Las Vegas Monorail Navbox}}', 173 => '{{Las Vegas Strip}}', 174 => '{{Las Vegas Valley}}', 175 => '{{USpplmver}}', 176 => '', 177 => '[[Category:Alweg people movers]]', 178 => '[[Category:Electric railways in Nevada]]', 179 => '[[Category:Las Vegas Monorail stations| ]]', 180 => '[[Category:Las Vegas Strip]]', 181 => '[[Category:Monorails in the United States]]', 182 => '[[Category:Nevada railroads]]', 183 => '[[Category:Passenger rail transportation in Nevada]]', 184 => '[[Category:People mover systems in the United States]]', 185 => '[[Category:Railway lines opened in 2004]]', 186 => '[[Category:Rapid transit in Nevada]]', 187 => '[[Category:Transportation in the Las Vegas Valley]]', 188 => '[[Category:Urban people mover systems]]', 189 => '[[Category:750 V DC railway electrification]]', 190 => '[[Category:2004 establishments in Nevada]]' ]