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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 ^' s" w2 Z# Q) z5 j
: B \9 F3 r! h: SA 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.
R2 X, A. K! {/ _8 wA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. 0 \8 o6 f! n c
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
' g0 z0 {; B$ H# c$ Z- C& J. dThe 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.* k" {, ~: O: ^+ V( `! Y' Z7 m. `" J
) @. T! C3 U6 z& ]! U/ JOn 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]* ]/ p; g5 X! T6 l( G$ J9 J
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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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- m7 C F" V; W0 d4 rIn 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]6 c1 u; U" g8 e* }, t, K) {7 ?
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