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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
Define "large investment"
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$5-10B would be my guess. However much it costs to build a dedicated line with stations between Calgary and Edmonton and it was in that ballpark in the last study by the Alberta government. If you don't spend that, then the line wouldn't be competitive with existing modes and thus would have no ridership. Any other line would have a worse business case.
To put things in perspective, VIA carries about 5 million passengers annually while Calgary Transit alone carries 105 million. Is it any wonder that local transit gets more investment than in intercity?
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