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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.: p3 m( p7 u3 A# t4 c9 a1 V
) w0 h$ F# k! ]6 \% Z, TA 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:! A! k7 `/ y) a
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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.
, T" U) N5 b7 U5 s. Q, E- PA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. ( ?' }3 |. D1 Y( E- O, Q
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. % ]6 K1 r- ]7 \3 w7 A% [8 l
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." w! M, j2 S, N! ~
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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]
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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]9 X' \3 v# f! d
0 w5 w6 v! O; c3 z5 a) O! j8 BIn 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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