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Regorium · 05-20-2017, 03:26 PM

The suggested line is ~600 km for ~20 billion dollars, which is approximately 33 million dollars per kilometer.

This is an extremely low estimate. China builds high speed rail for 20 million per kilometer. Europe does it for about 30 million a kilometer (USD). The USA is closer to 60 million a kilometer (USD).

We're basically saying we're going to be as efficient as China, and that's in the high cost estimate scenario.

I have no idea how they're going to build a line from Toronto to London for less than the cost of our Green Line.

05-20-2017, 03:26 PM	#14
Regorium First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Calgary Exp:	The suggested line is ~600 km for ~20 billion dollars, which is approximately 33 million dollars per kilometer. This is an extremely low estimate. China builds high speed rail for 20 million per kilometer. Europe does it for about 30 million a kilometer (USD). The USA is closer to 60 million a kilometer (USD). We're basically saying we're going to be as efficient as China, and that's in the high cost estimate scenario. I have no idea how they're going to build a line from Toronto to London for less than the cost of our Green Line.