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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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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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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.
' G( W6 f8 {, I N) \7 RA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. 5 C$ ]" Z* f# G5 \3 \
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. . v" w7 e/ e9 P+ M! T" j( H
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.* J" v k2 m. o" }; }, 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]- y3 |( Y- B0 M/ I7 u
! q6 H, K9 a! [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]% G1 z, O+ U9 Q/ v" |- r: ^3 a
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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]) {5 { N) Q5 j, f% |8 @' Z; V4 ]1 v
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