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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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7 C: M! P# h( K* _1 ~: u0 lA 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:' H' O+ l* Y3 `6 Q1 K8 Y4 O0 S
; H* i* S5 k2 m1 }8 N: M/ XUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
: [: M& t8 E0 A; @1 J) E( ]. J4 j3 D* AA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. ' p9 o5 T% r) R0 B, {
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
w/ A1 m% N$ \2 t/ C* O- XThe 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.5 p% F G4 }. U! l
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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]
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9 U2 _0 r% v4 }: l IThe 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]( z* w+ k6 i" I5 p/ O0 X
/ r# P0 ?6 ^1 o# U1 m' uIn 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]; s \. k3 N0 }
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