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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.
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; u% f! R- M/ [/ w+ HA 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 $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:# I8 X$ u5 a9 Z; S2 a( a2 m. j$ r7 k
1 y6 V0 f7 s1 C" {! bUpgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion. ) y# i3 i: P: L
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. 7 U( J. h! {. U/ s' r
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. 0 j, L7 B2 I8 C+ O. i
The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.( F' ]4 z& w j+ e) J& W
( Z) `' ]# Z5 }. {& WOn September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]
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, X3 r, H5 u" w% Y ]The Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]8 [) s% s1 T9 G. M
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In 2011, Alberta premier Alison Redford said that the high speed rail is a priority for her. Saying "such an initiative could unite the province and send a message to Canada and the world about Alberta’s progress."[9]$ n+ z( \% z9 ^9 G5 |7 N) ]
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