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The original was posted on /r/factorio by /u/calichomp on 2024-04-08 23:45:12.

Are there any practical benefits to one of the other? Or is it simply a matter of convention?

The only thing that comes to mind as a possibility is rail signal placement possibilities because trains always read signals on their right. However, I don’t have any data to back it up.

Are there any objective benefits to one over the other?