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

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Why is there a cable car as an urban rail?

Mexico City expands urban cable car network
https://www.railwaygazette.com/projects-and-planning/mexico-city-expands-urban-cable-car-network/56015.article

It's interesting to see the cable car line with many intermediate stations and that it's 10.6km long. Transportations like this usually rely on bus or train. But, because of topography, cable car should have been chosen.