Melbourne Trams: Myki inspector called out by student nurse

A student nurse has called out a Melbourne tram inspector for making her cry after he confronted her about not having the correct ticket. 

Emma Jane was coming home from a nursing shift, when she was stopped by the ticket inspector on a tram.

Despite tapping on with her Myki card, the inspector stopped her because it was registered under the student concession category. 

Users of Melbourne's transport network are required to use a Myki card to tap on at the station they board - and off at the station they disembark to pay for their fare. 

'The Myki guy comes up and I was like, "oh, I'm fine, I've tapped on" and he goes "it's concession".

'I'm a student, I study as well as work. I was like, "I can show you my university. I don't have a student card because I study online".

'He goes, "no, you actually need a paper I'm going to have to report you".'

Ms Jane was shocked that she had to provide her student ID to prove she was a student, and cried as she was lectured by the inspector. 

'Myki inspectors are so ruthless,' she said.

The Myki inspector was then joined by other workers who told Ms Jane she would be reported for misusing the card.

'I'm crying because oh my god, I'm gonna get fined $300 even though I tapped on,' she said.

'I didn't realise and they just sit there and I'm crying and having a panic attack because they're like scary and they all come around you.

'It feels like I'm going to jail or something.' 

Hundreds of commenters slammed the Myki inspector for being overly harsh and shared their own horror stories from the network. 

'Myki inspectors are the most heartless ugliest ogres ever,' one said.

'I was on my way into the city and I saw a big middle-aged Myki inspector interrogate a young girl. She looked 14, you could tell she was young,' another wrote.

'The exact same thing happened to me, as a uni student,' another said. 

Others shared their support for Emma and called for nurses to be given better treatment.

'Nurses should have free public transport,' one wrote.

'Like we need another reason to cry after a nursing shift,' another said.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Public Transport Victoria and Emma Jane's management for comment.