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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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! y' V- T- O3 K: D5 P& bA 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: {8 L% J5 y7 _6 X1 X
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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. 9 w" a' p: L4 U8 Y7 @ C
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. Q6 v3 H2 b8 B; w, d, ?% j9 w
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
) \, {: {1 Q. I5 {, y6 [+ ]7 d1 ^: XThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.
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On September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]3 E$ d9 w! ?/ N+ V4 C; q
2 C- o, ?7 G' }6 t2 [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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% d, R7 o; G" D L$ a+ Z& F9 qIn 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]! R4 ?) ]: L, g
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