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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.( F0 o( n- L: I6 X( y$ S& |
; k6 C/ m8 w2 V( b" GA 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 $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:/ ^1 t/ Q( p% O, M; ~9 X$ c
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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 $1.8 billion.
8 a$ k$ H0 W; hA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
( n* H/ q0 E a4 |: H% o( XAn electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
) n0 v* |6 p- N" ]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.% l: X, X4 r1 K( l( Y/ |
! m( H! z6 E& z5 `# U A+ 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]
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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], r7 S' P. |, K1 e0 p) m/ I
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