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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. z4 l1 D: Z; k9 o5 i
5 z* B3 a* b* k! CA 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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0 _1 v+ Y2 C* s- F# J8 vUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
0 \5 t% {. x3 s& G* aA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. * ?! {, ?' f* H2 y
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
! o6 J9 a$ V1 X: L! k4 LThe 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]
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$ s% [" U u" o' u' f0 }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]/ F [/ |! U- Z( X0 _/ r
( T- b' ?5 A, h/ b1 S( NIn 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]* [5 \* F6 ]" J1 {7 k& J
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