Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why is it built as monorail?

Bombardier Transportation selected for Cairo monorail contract
https://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/bombardier-transportation-selected-for-cairo-monorail-contract.html

I wonder why this line is planned as a monorail line. When we consider the population of Giza and Cairo, normal railway would be better than monorail systems.
Monorail systems are mainly used for minimizing cost of construction and for routes where fewer passengers are expected.