Edmonton to Calgary: Alberta Premier pitches high-speed train idea

 

 

Alberta Premier Daniel Smith is enjoying new experiences and sights during a week-long trip to Asia. In the meantime, Smith, who traveled on the Hayabusa high-speed train in Tokyo, is wishing Alberta had one like it. If there was a similar train in the province, Smith said in an ex-post that the distances between cities would be much shorter. If there was a high-speed train, Smith said that passengers could get between Edmonton and Calgary in under an hour.

Smith shared in the X-Post that he traveled on the Hayabusa high-speed train, which travels from Tokyo to Sapporo at 320 kilometers per hour, as part of his Asian trip.

The premier added that he hopes to complete the Alberta government's passenger rail master plan by the summer. The main goal of Smith's Asian trip is to develop the province's energy and agricultural markets. Daniel Smith will also visit Japan and South Korea as part of the week-long trip.