What is Metro Rail and what is Mono Rail. Besides meter gage and broad gage is there any other rails available

Question

What is Metro Rail and what is Mono Rail. Besides meter gage and broad gage is there any other rails available

Answer 1

There was narrow Gauge  which is having a distance of 0.9 metre between rails as far as india is considered

check the following link regarding Gauge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_gauge

For Monorail

A monorail is a transportation system based on a single beam. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles travelling on such a beam or track. The term originates from the contraction of the words mono (single) and rail, from as early as 1897[1], as early systems used metal rails

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorail

But Metro Rail is not a technical term about Rails but its about the city ( metro city where the Rail works)

Answer 2

Metro rail is a broad term, usually referring to rapid transit.

A monorail system is any of several systems in which trains ride on or under a single rail.

Meter gauge (1 meter) is fairly common in some areas.  Broad gauge (5 feet) is usually associated with Russia and Spain.  Standard gauge is common in the U.S. and most of Europe.  It is 4 feet 8 and one half inches.  A small number of U.S. railroads use 3 foot narrow gauge.

Answer 3

Mono rail as the meaning goes trains travel on single rail, unlike others have 2 rails, mono rail was first developed by Japanese for Tokyo in 60's.

Metro rail refered to the local rail system dedicted to that city travel for fast and effcient movement of citizens of that city, to reduce vehicular traffic congestion and pollution.

Answer 4

Metro rail is the term used for rail transport used in big cities. Mono rail is a single rail and the coach floats and can travel in high speeds. Standard gauge used in western countries. Narrow gauge used in Shimla, Darjeeling.