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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.( Q1 j& |0 r7 |0 s- ~' c& J
, a' k. c9 q Q5 p6 H2 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:+ Y+ u1 M* t+ g" w( `! Y# h% V
1 _& U+ X2 Y( _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. 6 n0 ?& V) }& O2 }3 ~
A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. , T; F' r) g$ C; @+ B8 r
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
; A9 j3 X6 R. i: u6 c! S4 h/ wThe 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., B& ^8 O! `- ] k4 {( `: \
2 [2 Q& U3 I& D( A: {1 `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]1 B( m5 x1 k, c4 C3 i, d5 T" v6 j3 d
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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]8 l( U9 E# {3 K8 n/ ~
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