British Transport Police joined revenue inspectors at Droitwich railway station on October 16 for a ticket inspection and knife crime enforcement operation.
Passengers were directed through a knife arch and had their tickets checked in a bid to crack down on weapon possession and fare dodgers across rail networks.
A total of 73 passengers had their tickets checked and 14 penalty fares were issued.
On January 23, the cost of a penalty fare issued by WMR increased to £100, plus the cost of the original fare, reducing to £50 if paid within 21 days.
In the month following the cost increase, WMR issued a total of 2,014 penalty fares, averaging 67 a day.
It is not yet known whether any knives were confiscated or any arrests were made as a result of the knife arch.
Earlier this year, similar operations were carried out across West Midlands’ rail network as part of Operation Sceptre – an project to educate the public on the dangers of carrying knives and to reduce the crime across the nation.
The operation also provided knife surrender bins for people to dispose of unwanted weapons.
Annamaria Izzard, head of revenue protection for West Midlands Railway, said: “Millions of pounds of vital revenue is lost every year from fare evasion which goes towards enhancing passenger journeys and improvements to the railway.
“The vast majority of passengers pay for their ticket before travelling but hopefully operations like this one at Droitwich will encourage those who don’t to think twice about ticketless travel.”
West Mercia Police and BTP have been approached for comment.
