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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.+ j& S2 @" N8 e# g8 A7 _: z% T
4 d1 C+ N ~/ u. ~' n3 eA 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:" Q3 F! j" [2 }4 Z# l! {+ V
- D5 ]/ ~. b: gUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
, H# f3 M G6 c" W7 [A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. 4 {8 b$ ^, v! s. g+ f
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
3 B, G* f/ X2 e' @: B- i0 G: ^4 IThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.
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On September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]# V% b4 G, a. {/ ~0 H
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The Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]" h: o' h" a; O/ A5 _$ }8 y [
% f( ?! }2 n1 N% vIn 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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