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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.7 P( z8 d' M" x" Q9 g
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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:" J* s) y2 A8 N
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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. - c4 f1 X8 T' v0 h! _! w0 k
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
1 e% S: |; h4 a8 ?6 T1 FAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
/ O: N1 N" R' i; r7 _0 cThe 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.3 A5 w* i8 X: t, e4 T
$ `- I8 S3 G6 n' G I0 e& b4 ~% O( mOn 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]. f4 g0 j! M2 S# ?( g# g* S8 f4 p
9 l" E, F/ g" hThe 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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$ D! f2 q+ H7 s8 J0 ~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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