Dutch regional rail operator Arriva has immediately reinstated platform ticket checks at stations in Zwolle and Emmen (cities in the northeastern Netherlands) after a sharp rise in fare evasion on the line connecting the two cities. The company attributes the increase to a growing number of so-called "safe-country" asylum seekers — migrants from nations not deemed dangerous, who have little prospect of receiving asylum — staying at the nearby Ter Apel reception centre, with numbers reportedly tripling to around 600. Arriva's regional director acknowledged the checks are costly and said the company intends to seek financial contributions from provincial authorities and possibly the national government in The Hague.