The Las Vegas Monorail is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) monorail mass transit system located adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. It connects several large casinos along its route. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company, a registered not-for-profit corporation, allowed under Nevada law since the monorail provides a public service.
The Las Vegas Monorail originally began service as the MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail in 1995. This initial system ran between only the two hotels. In 2002, the original system began 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 SLS station(formally Sahara Hotel and Casino). The original trains were also replaced with nine new Bombardier MVI monorail trains.
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. 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.
Stations listed from north to south:
SLS
Westgate
Convention Center
Harrah's & The Linq
Flamingo & Caesars Palace
Bally's & Paris
MGM Grand
As of December, 2017, Las Vegas Monorail Ticket Prices are:
--$5.00 Single Ride: Good for one person for one entry/ride.
--$12.00 Unlimited Day Pass.
--$28.00 Unlimited Three-Day Pass.
--$1.00 Nevada Resident Discount Tickets.
Hours of operation
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Monday
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Tuesday to Thursday
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Friday to Sunday
Phase 2, a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) long extension along Main Street to Downtown Las Vegas was planned, with new stations at the Stratosphere Hotel, Charleston Boulevard, Bonneville Avenue and Main Street Station. However, the plan was revised later to instead extend the monorail system in the opposite direction, south from the MGM Grand Station to McCarran International Airport. Several hotel and casino owners on the Strip are more supportive of an extension to the airport than one to downtown Las Vegas.
In November 2016, the Clark County Commission approved a proposed extension to Mandalay Bay, putting the monorail closer to the soon to be constructed Las Vegas Stadium.
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.
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