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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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5 N1 d$ L# l8 W& B; T4 \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:
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, S) i0 e; D+ l# V5 X8 ?( B0 fUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
# s/ f: h( S' z! X6 qA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
! [3 k1 w( l; A6 a' dAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
3 L7 z0 y1 g* zThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.
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On September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]1 w M0 h2 F N+ m& C& M$ a
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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/ d6 z) ?6 }7 A$ a' Q' y
# U, Y7 J7 b+ Q# @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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