It's not just the Passenger ships, though I will say that type-9s USUALLY show a modicum of courtesy. In answer to my approach, once I'm lined up I full throttle. Moment I get to the mail slot it's gear up let's go.
Well yes with elevators, and engines OFF they would be on a platform like on the outposts. The stations are big enough so it is possible to add these coridors between the living spaces. There's not much sound from it like the turbo boost launch in alot of movies.Wouldn't that mean flying through the bulk of the city? Remember, the bay in a coriolis is just the low-gravity centre, with the outer higher-gravity areas for living etc in.