I'd assume the train passes past the station either way, so it's just a matter of stopping or not.

She probably has a yearly/minthly ticket, meaning no one needs to actually be tzere at the station. The train just comes, stops and goes. Doesn't seem like too much of an added cost.

being downvoted by idiots who think running a train is more environmentally friendly than 1 EV.

In this case you're the idiot for not realizing the train was already on this route and was just making ONE extra stop to pick her up. (Well two, I guess she would appreciate being dropped off as well).

P.S. Tell your mom that you are not cool, but an idiot.

Obviously the train goes to multiple stops on its route. For there to be one more stop is not the equivalent of a personal train sent only for her and no one else.

Your word of the day is “infill station”

Cars are inefficient, they can carry much fewer people and are also a lot more polluting.

Also, they are dirty and you need to watch traffic. In train you can study, read, actually develop instead of being miserable.

The train was already there

The train already had about 10 students who got on at previous stations also going to her school. She was the only one at that particular stop. Her parents already has a car, and they use it to drive her for 5 minutes to the train station, the train then takes 1 hour to get to where her school is.

"There’s only one train heading away from the main city of Asahikawa toward Engaru High School each day, so Kana’s parents make the five-minute drive to the station in time for her to catch the 7:16 a.m. train every morning, where she’s the only regular passenger waiting on the elevated section of land serving as a platform. The journey to school takes almost one hour, giving Kana time to read, listen to music or study during test time.

When Kana boards the train, there are about 10 other passengers, mostly other students, inside." https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/1540/