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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.0 _+ K z' }$ k B5 @
3 H: t; V- d) b& b2 Y1 I* rA 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:3 |. R7 z2 X4 E7 Y9 |
5 r, d" T4 N. W7 ?Upgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
& \' V& [$ O$ T, R F) k* rA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. , ?" C4 x( a% v- b4 ^! x
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
1 R! Y0 k4 }5 bThe report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.
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+ {, @; p4 k5 N fOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]9 B5 B* a, e3 g! _% p5 O
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The Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]
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* p2 H; O R+ JIn 2011, Alberta premier Alison Redford said that the high speed rail is a priority for her. Saying "such an initiative could unite the province and send a message to Canada and the world about Alberta’s progress."[9]9 I% `( k* Q5 y$ k0 \* L0 Z
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