Sometimes the passengers are there; sometimes they are not. Checking an asset once in the Content Manger preview shows them on the platforms while other times they're not there. Once they disappear, they do not show up again.
This affects not only the various flavours of Station Platforms xx yyym VSR, but this also affects the various flavours of SnC platforms as well.
I have removed obsolete passengers such as -3:1162. The passengers showed up on the platforms then. Yay I thought, but nope they weren't there afterwards.
I also ran multiple database repairs as well as an overnight Extended DBR but to no avail.
At this point, I don't know what to think so it's reporting time.