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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:7 e- S3 R, K# ]# `) W
. W1 U3 V5 s1 e1 h- OUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
1 m7 w2 A+ m, S" w8 C$ \: X% x- Y" {A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. ) f" C$ ?6 P1 e7 \2 o
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
9 [ J3 t( n" E; K) {The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.
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; B7 \0 t" H/ @' f% wOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]) k- q+ [. Z; q9 G# b! P
9 u/ l2 b4 v. Q5 j% r) u1 I: }The Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]5 y S$ F. I% @8 J7 i
& b3 h# ]6 q. z8 j t8 L1 vIn 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]& J8 x4 c) F* P% `5 w8 X2 V. q; d
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