 鲜花( 441)  鸡蛋( 7)
|
The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is approximately 260 km long (about 3 hours by car), and is serviced by the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.
4 g0 M L3 l$ F1 x0 N
2 F/ I$ x' w. ^& Y6 Z1 R1 U# ]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 $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:1 ^# r( I4 |! k8 h
5 K1 p. b$ Q+ _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.
1 x; ]; F2 y' |: y9 DA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. $ X. o/ d: X. j! A/ N1 T* N
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
6 L& e+ s* O2 V! [+ l7 K1 K3 WThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.6 f6 v8 E8 U. h" E
( }; n. V( ]5 h2 F _9 Z1 VOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6], ?5 J2 U0 T* E! J) V( k8 Z8 p% [
+ f, f! @" I7 `- T
The Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]
' I! r. v$ c; m3 p1 R* ?
& L4 G% }+ s2 i" EIn 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 \6 J1 a0 ^2 r! Z# U
6 z) ?/ Z7 ]% K4 _ j |
|