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Everybody could glance at the same wall clock and know when the train was due. But sometimes stations, especially in cities, were terminals for more than one railroad. For instance, at one point ...

but finding a clock to check timetables at many stations is becoming increasingly difficult. East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), for example, is removing station clocks at a rapid pace as part of ...