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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./ X. N% i6 k# h
9 W/ f0 Z, E- 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 $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:
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; y. ~0 d: ~3 Q( K* q$ nUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. / y& _+ r; J9 G E& h2 o
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. ) P/ M( q! g9 a0 H ]5 \, X
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
/ A/ A# p! L5 ^6 aThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.& U p: f1 i7 h! ~% s
1 B9 K j, |$ \% X5 K' W* kOn 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]1 n/ i1 T' @" S0 }1 ]* B
P8 @" S6 V; v [. H! gThe 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]) k3 f8 W: ~! X6 j; k9 I
% i: o5 P$ V1 H( U 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]3 b2 l. m3 i! Y+ G
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