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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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* O& `7 _6 @6 j5 I6 kA 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 $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:
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& U, D8 }0 A" C$ y! J2 }4 D9 L; ?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 V f5 \$ z' l& t+ [5 [ M" W
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. ; r% ~( S8 H/ m. a2 o
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
7 v: `, Y! B/ |: aThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.2 [3 B4 z0 U3 `5 l: K' [6 ^- z
" G7 b3 K ~7 B9 r4 z; v: t8 I2 oOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]
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( r4 a( {/ m$ l/ {) h/ DThe 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], O: O% L2 O+ G. N- F: h% X; ~8 a9 `
2 f, m5 y- ^$ Q+ Y0 G& H7 iIn 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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