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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.
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% w0 N' f3 A0 D$ UA 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 $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:2 z k$ H5 t) e! Z& W8 U. W3 P
, N2 p$ b, j N2 a4 N$ tUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
8 V7 v% P$ ~$ p( P, y% y6 s1 rA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. 0 U! c/ _: U8 b( ?3 K8 S# Z- w
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. # b* ~ @" F% O7 i8 Z4 j9 w
The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.0 ?; R: H9 P0 @
" M s5 Y( E# g' }# R* ?2 WOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]( ?" O% j) ~- w L) z
^' A3 g) ]7 q. K. O) ]The Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]/ q7 \7 {0 D$ C
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In 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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