Today Flinders Street Station is one of the busiest suburban train stations in the southern hemisphere, with over 1,500 trains and 110,000 commuters passing through each day. Its central location makes it a popular meeting point for locals, who congregate under the row of clocks that hang above the main entrance or on the steps leading up to them. The steps are such a popular meeting place that heating was installed to keep those sitting on them warm in winter.

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