Question

Answer the following in detail.

Explain in detail why railways and airlines use the 24-hour clock format.

Answer 1

Railways and airlines use the 24-hour clock format as they operate round the clock (24 hours).

The main features of the 24-hour clock system are:

1.  a.m. and p.m. are not used in order to avoid confusion.
2.  Time is shown by 4 digits. The first two digits indicate the number of hours, and the next two digits indicate the number of minutes.
3.  Time is expressed continuously from 00.00 (midnight) to 24:00.