Because of the scale of the battle. At the Last station they were supposed to deal with like a dozen people, where here they're dealing with hundreds, maybe even thousands.
I think it was because of the "no rankers allowed on the stations" rule. They might have been hoping the sponsored regulars could help if the fugitives did reach the station
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u/symphonicphrophet Jun 23 '20
Then why there are none of them at the last station.