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The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is approximately 260 km long (about 3 hours by car), and is serviced by the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.) t. [4 Q% t' S" m- [" E
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A study by the Van Horne Institute concluded that "high speed rail would bring significant benefits to the Calgary–Edmonton corridor and Alberta as a whole". The report also stated that the project would "generate between CAD $3.7 and $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:
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% h/ l _5 d5 H% ?Upgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. + `; `) P/ }- v
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
# _- }; v* I/ KAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
4 X7 ~4 T9 u( l4 w7 a# ~+ }The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.# A! A8 y( D8 f# o
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On September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]* W! f' }: _9 Z& U# {5 s l& r
; \, K- ?( d! c2 n3 R( q. rThe Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]6 c* B7 M9 z2 x+ I" {( t
+ s9 Q3 l/ c) m r' _" t rIn 2011, Alberta premier Alison Redford said that the high speed rail is a priority for her. Saying "such an initiative could unite the province and send a message to Canada and the world about Alberta’s progress."[9]
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