Certain actions or options occur to very much insist on the keyboard, to boringly walk. I partly understand the newfound wish to showcase the shiny station insides, to make it more "real," but this is like "X: Rebirth" all over again. Walking is OK to be optional, not obligatory.

There is no walking in station, there are just couple of completely optional structures where you can do several steps in one or two directions. And usually the structure services are available right from the time you dock.

Again, there are completely optional and by no means critical to the game if you decide to not walk several meters. In fact I don't use them at all unless for quick dock /undock for energy recharge.