My trains have been braking as they approach the train stations, but they start too close (as if the mod weren't active). The train 'instant stops' when it reaches the station though. Is there any way to force my trains to have to start braking earlier?

i'd have to give every train it's own force to change the train braking modifier, but the game only supports up to 61 forces - so this isn't really an option...

trains in automatic mode won't stop abruptly anymore now, but they won't have weight applied when braking.