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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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$ G% E: Y8 m7 H2 N- @4 l/ pA 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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& x# {: n' N8 O8 g# r- F, eUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. * @* z6 u0 ]" _; a. B9 b1 E* [
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
% \% P; _$ d/ @1 t3 q; K3 |2 hAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
& A y* y4 S @# B/ Y& ?1 zThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.2 |$ y4 q0 c6 A H6 L& t! v
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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]0 r; ~! w& F/ b* T4 j+ g& \
& G' y! _, m3 f8 N( P3 pThe 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]$ [* \6 x1 h5 @3 W
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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]( [: @0 ~0 C5 R3 ~4 J! m3 s+ l
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