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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.' E0 g+ n! Q5 y! w3 V8 t! {
6 c9 ?! u; f! I2 G6 f' P0 EA 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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6 x' M9 d0 O( B; w+ MUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. + j% [* J g6 }1 U. n3 K. |( t
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
& u9 v) }" }( r3 CAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
( E$ o, u6 i q8 D# c8 s A- {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./ J0 e2 j3 ^0 Q
2 x9 o [: A* c5 K. z2 VOn 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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u- T0 Z, O4 m, bThe 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]/ x9 o7 H n( \
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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]% s6 J+ e- O6 S1 X9 V& Z
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