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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 $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:
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# x3 Y0 A* P; C" o) Q$ y1 JUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
' X7 {( _% h) u3 T" M: CA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
" v0 h, z3 m, k! MAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
* J8 \: j J: B- e1 B/ A+ vThe 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.. L( z+ c. j6 \$ G
$ ?* Q( h b% ^# x0 M/ LOn 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]" `# A( V5 j4 F6 \& t+ a) W4 B g
* L# [2 V) N6 TThe 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]7 G @5 ]' T; H& h: w' \4 v
5 q( i! B0 J% t6 [- A& v! c; mIn 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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