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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.9 T: `( A3 c% @8 y, S
, D# ~7 X( z6 C' l* iA 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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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.
2 E- e% b/ r0 f( U: K3 XA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
+ c L* K" R* D, y; W1 Z) n- X3 FAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. 5 U* Q$ b" ^; N
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.- p! y2 g9 M/ V# s& V5 l
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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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: y+ j4 D. d2 u1 c+ ^- ~! E" E/ Q7 CThe 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]8 W" q: b9 d& v, w$ O+ A; ?
% ^- q* A& `+ e, f8 k0 yIn 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]% o7 T' r6 E m, I
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