See the many comments here that enumerate economical reasons for why not closing this station is a waste. They are totally right. And that's why I think this is more than just cute :).
Actually, there are not many, and some of them have misunderstood the story, so they are not totally right, making it seem the big deal it's being made out to be. I hope this line doesn't have as many reasons to stop between stations as British trains do, in which case the stopping is even less of a deal.
