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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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; n7 |4 [ s8 m- r& Y- G1 yA 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 $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:
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! a5 |6 C$ S1 R! UUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. / L& m! W3 E- O% @& O
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. - i! _% [- r. u/ n1 e5 d" M& ^
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
5 U0 x* {" v' m( n6 n5 \; Y% fThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option. p4 ?' l, w: v
) u; g2 S! y3 @" rOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]
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( ]: F+ J& u! MThe Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]( ^6 u# H/ |; b
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In 2011, Alberta premier Alison Redford said that the high speed rail is a priority for her. Saying "such an initiative could unite the province and send a message to Canada and the world about Alberta’s progress."[9]3 w; s3 ~+ a5 i; L" I$ K8 R$ ^5 c0 \
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