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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.; |1 d9 T7 e( H, b' v7 x- Y; P7 F
7 g+ T8 e* l8 M# W7 [- [7 x0 CA 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:/ K: {6 |- l# D4 z+ S! p
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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.
, x# @' Y' s/ s. WA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
* f& {3 v" A2 U* ?' L4 P& Q# X1 wAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
* p- j% ]- a& K: @& F) gThe 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.9 N6 ]4 G) Z: L+ K
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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]( X7 f- ~' @9 u- y7 |1 g
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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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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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