Elon Musk’s Music City Loop in Nashville May Expand to Tourist Area, Double in Stops

The Music City Loop in Nashville may have twice as many stops as originally planned—including a direct link from the Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Honky Tonk Row, according to the president of the company building the high-speed underground transit system.

“We’ll probably open with about 20 [stops and] I would be surprised if it doesn’t double over time,” Boring Company President Steve Davis confirmed during an audio-only town hall on Nov. 24.

The Boring Company (TBC), founded by Elon Musk in 2016, plans to open The Music City Loop in early 2027.

TBC touted that its transportation system will be able to transport travelers from across parts of the city to BNA in less than 10 minutes in an “amazingly safe” way.

“When people start seeing how good it is, [stops will] keep getting added,” Davis said.

“That’s what happened in Vegas as well. I again want to stress: the great part of the architecture, unlike many other types of transportation, if you add a station in the middle, you can do it while the system is operating. You don’t have to shut it down. And two, it doesn’t affect the transit time of the other stations.”

According to TBC, cars will be waiting within 100 feet of the stations and will take people directly to their final destination without any stops, unlike a subway or train.

The loop will be at least 10 miles in length, according to a TBC statement.

The highly publicized airport route starts near the State Capitol Building and will travel six miles to the airport and end “100 feet from baggage claim,” Davis said.

Davis confirmed the company is “officially committed” to expanding the privately funded tunnel to Broadway Street, which can connect travelers on layovers to Music City’s most popular tourist area in minutes.

“The Broadway portion, we’ve done an enormous amount of work with all the stakeholders and if the community is welcoming to that as well, we’ll add to it,” Davis said.

Broadway is a street known for its nightlife and features a strip of multi-level bars owned by country music stars such as Post Malone, Lainey Wilson, and Blake Shelton.

If TBC is allowed to build a tunnel under Broadway, it hopes it would eventually lead to Riverfront Park and even the new Nissan Stadium, where the Tennessee Titans play.

Some loop drop-offs would be directly connected to parking garages for area hot spots.

Davis said that all of the stations the company builds will be nine to 10 minutes away from the airport.

Construction of the Music City Loop started this fall, and each station is estimated to cost $1 million to construct.