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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./ K6 H7 B. h$ A& x5 T
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A 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.
$ N! b% C j3 j4 I6 l5 k1 BA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. 6 V! V5 H$ J: L- I% {* `( P
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. 5 @- i, |3 h. a1 q% Z
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.
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* E6 j1 C/ @7 C) KOn 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]7 j% Q. T4 Q7 ^0 n5 t6 g1 A
" n( ?* {4 Z% G8 ~! {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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! q O- Z- a) `2 X gIn 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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