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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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; p; x8 s9 i6 m* m+ ]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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; H8 x; w& C1 G: W6 q `+ B `; fUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. 4 f- P3 k& T+ [: r* K
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. # [3 t7 P( h8 q
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. 8 m! ~% F, e3 q6 o+ u5 f# {
The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.9 s. J% \2 Z6 g# M7 r C" r, l
+ y9 i: m/ W7 Y1 {2 A' y FOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]; U8 D+ p. o- J" j$ M2 d
+ N5 z0 r# B4 r, |' {# SThe 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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^& L; L" e& Y, ^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]
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