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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.3 X1 T+ y* Y; Y5 `& k% t
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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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& O) q1 |+ e" y5 u8 CUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
! V. D, c' n& Y- @# V) nA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
+ I3 F0 ` |/ _* U1 W6 DAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
* m+ h1 x( A4 J1 k. I' FThe 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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2 X4 p) |5 [3 l; G6 XOn 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]" v* _' h3 V1 `/ \* u
# z+ e0 |3 ~, i( tThe 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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3 m# @, z& m" @* 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]! |9 o( Y3 W5 B' M
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