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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.) g6 D) L2 `* o/ k1 Q, [" ]
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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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3 Q, N4 x# E- z i8 f1 J" pUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
, \, l) h' _: jA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. + D6 c6 X! }0 ^( r/ t, P$ M- Y
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. 8 E+ {" ?, a7 U" g' ~
The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.+ t" I0 s# w# r( H/ T1 G9 ?
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On September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]' D$ ^6 v, u- \+ X' [8 g0 e
7 x$ Y0 ?% r+ a& m' hThe 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]# \; J; _9 [9 x& N
% X! a* ^; i6 |) @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]
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