ticket inspection

Checking travel passes

Ticket inspection is the process of checking passengers' tickets to verify they've paid for travel.

Common on trains, buses, and trams, it may happen at boarding or mid-journey by a conductor or inspector: The ticket inspection caught several fare dodgers.

In systems without turnstiles, random inspections discourage riding without paying.

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railroad · mass transit · travel · fraud detection · check · enforcement · transit police · fare · passenger · boarding pass · barcode scanner · QR code · accountability · scanner · station platforms · authentication · regional rail · rail operations

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Opposites
enforcement vs. evasion

ticket inspectionfare evasion

Not paying transit cost

fare dodging · free riding · turnstile jumping · ticket fraud

verification vs. honor system

ticket inspectionhonor system

Trust-based compliance without supervision

open boarding · open access

journey phase

ticket inspectionboarding

Entering a vehicle

ticket purchase · gate check · disembarkation · alighting

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G