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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. |9 @; C0 R7 R- p( T1 r! g- l
/ s2 L/ M! w- {) g9 b& a( pA 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: {3 k2 y9 C' h1 R" Z: m1 R
3 Q* p7 F# W; vUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. + C7 |4 Y* l2 p8 ^# c
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
$ R& B$ e$ T& c4 W' JAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. 8 t* d& T e H) K* Y
The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.
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' Q( g/ j8 d# j T4 u% b- J1 i! mOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]
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The Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]! ?' N! k( Z3 z$ B
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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 n3 i- A8 Y8 w4 C3 i
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