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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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& H% B) d U% v$ M0 UA 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.
1 [5 @+ m1 F" k- n5 A: O: Y9 E) TA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. ' {1 S1 n+ k7 w0 H5 |) V
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. $ Z: e- E8 C. }+ B5 Y; [% V
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.7 c: m: ]- O5 P. Z. ?+ X7 H* Y
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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]! k v2 v5 _- w$ \/ D: n
' S% m3 P1 z- E5 C' L: L0 l, _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]" |2 H/ U, V8 B9 D0 y+ N( x& P
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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]5 e+ C' d. a6 f! C* _+ {3 `
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