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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.$ y. S$ X2 _4 X4 G
7 C, i" j5 i. F r9 OA 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:. x1 P( h- i% E& U/ U' P
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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. - q6 ]- I! q7 C, U, z& ?
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. ; u+ ~3 N4 Z+ X
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. ; Z' ~* H" Y0 e2 L& U
The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.& B m3 l: H6 `5 E4 Y$ V- U
' I+ r$ L! p O/ z; 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] V: N% O+ o3 M0 @% K: A
% `: D4 m \) x" w8 @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]
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. e, S% Y9 m4 C) l. [5 B; uIn 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]6 D( }. a$ R/ {0 ^: h
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