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Metro vs Monorail Metro vs Monorail

Issues and Risks for Monorail Projects and Metro Systems

This assessment report compares the technical features of metro rail (MRT, LRT) and monorail systems. All of these modes are becoming increasingly popular choices in urban communities beset by congestion problems. The urban mass transit modes examined in this analysis offer qualities of sleekness and high technology that help transit to overcome the stigma that many commuters attach to buses and IPT including some of the personalized mode of transports. Both the modes typically offer higher passenger capacity, increased reliability, and more frequent service than conventional bus modes.