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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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' b' }4 [# J s( `2 y; fA 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:0 r p8 u0 I2 @1 z
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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.
; j/ m0 [; Q; e! }- ~6 _3 r0 {A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. s' p2 O; U, W
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
2 c: Q& [3 m/ ^7 v4 }: V/ I9 m8 AThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.( v' N5 c* [9 @
: L4 O/ I3 o7 B7 qOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6] y1 B. `7 `6 I) L$ t1 }7 I2 ?
% l* s( [1 M9 X; C% vThe 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]
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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]' R0 d3 H% w9 c( y1 O0 f# r& m
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