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Originally Posted by David A Hicks
To be honest Northern could avoid this problem by having ticket inspectors based at Altrincham, anyone travelling to Manchester, Stockport or Chester is almost guarenteed to have a ticket check. Are there any inspecotrs at stations along this line as Northern have them based at some places (e.g. Wilmslow).
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There are ticket inspectors on the line at:
* Chester as you leave the station (you could still get off one train and on to another without a ticket)
* Stockport, at the bottom of both sets of stairs (you can still go between adjacent platforms without showing your ticket)
* Manchester Piccadilly, always at platforms 13 and 14. The rest of the inspectors move around between platforms.
Out of the stations between Mouldsworth and Navigation Rd, Knutsford statistically has the greatest passenger numbers. I haven't seen ticket inspectors there since British Rail ran the station. Altrincham has more passengers if you include the Metrolink but Stagecoach are now responsible for Metrolink ticket checks, with Northern Rail being responsible for train ticket checks. The problem with the busiest stations on the line is that there are multiple ways out of the stations at Altrincham, Knutsford and Northwich, which would make it difficult for ticket inspectors.