" wrote:

Who, in a rush to get their cattletruck home, is going
to go up escalators into a "shopping experience" in
search of a cup of tea?

In quite a number of CBD stations globally, a lot of people do find
"shopping" for a variety of goods/service in a railway station on
their way to from/work to be a worthwhile thing to do.

Just because the value proposition doesn't appeal to you is no general
indication that others may not find it adequately valuable for them!

Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia