Just keeping it open 40k a year, must be inspected regularly, cleaned, painted etc
Savings
1. General wear and tear on train, brakes, doors etc
2. Fuel saving
3. Time saving, 1% reduction in journey time means more than 1%extra in fare box
4. Avoids long term costs, station upgrades and so on
So for most stations closure does not make sense, but if you only have 3 passengers a day then you are in trouble, Athymon is not a passing point either
So closure could result in a net positive of 250-300k
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