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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." z2 y3 k, {4 K
' r7 G2 v$ q8 e) QA 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 S9 v& ]4 o6 Q! v: _
) s, s/ _* @" O+ B) hUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. 2 l7 M0 u" F) w% n' T3 P' U1 S
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
0 w( ]0 W9 h- e% E5 d/ X+ \1 kAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. 2 F" R1 o. Q6 o& p: p& X! Q4 j" j
The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option." q7 B8 V! I% ]) d o
. ~( m- q# e" V2 N9 H5 COn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]
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$ T4 m0 U% w! lThe 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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( k# `. F# @! p0 ]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]4 q( j- g8 _/ _. T" G% s) h
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