diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/netex/validation/JourneyPatternSJMismatch.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/netex/validation/JourneyPatternSJMismatch.java
index 216008621c3..28fc710a6ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/netex/validation/JourneyPatternSJMismatch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/netex/validation/JourneyPatternSJMismatch.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.opentripplanner.netex.validation;
 
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import org.opentripplanner.graph_builder.issue.api.DataImportIssue;
 import org.rutebanken.netex.model.JourneyPattern_VersionStructure;
 import org.rutebanken.netex.model.PointInLinkSequence_VersionedChildStructure;
@@ -7,6 +8,12 @@
 import org.rutebanken.netex.model.StopPointInJourneyPattern;
 import org.rutebanken.netex.model.StopUseEnumeration;
 
+/**
+ * Validates that the number of passing times in the journey and the number of stop points in the
+ * pattern are equal.
+ * It also takes into account that some points in the pattern can be set to stopUse=passthrough
+ * which means that those must not be referenced in the journey.
+ */
 class JourneyPatternSJMismatch extends AbstractHMapValidationRule<String, ServiceJourney> {
 
   @Override
@@ -19,7 +26,7 @@ public Status validate(ServiceJourney sj) {
       .getPointsInSequence()
       .getPointInJourneyPatternOrStopPointInJourneyPatternOrTimingPointInJourneyPattern()
       .stream()
-      .filter(JourneyPatternSJMismatch::stopsAtQuay)
+      .filter(Predicate.not(JourneyPatternSJMismatch::isPassThrough))
       .count();
 
     int nTimetablePassingTimes = sj.getPassingTimes().getTimetabledPassingTime().size();
@@ -27,11 +34,15 @@ public Status validate(ServiceJourney sj) {
     return nStopPointsInJourneyPattern != nTimetablePassingTimes ? Status.DISCARD : Status.OK;
   }
 
-  private static boolean stopsAtQuay(PointInLinkSequence_VersionedChildStructure point) {
-    return switch (point) {
-      case StopPointInJourneyPattern spijp -> spijp.getStopUse() != StopUseEnumeration.PASSTHROUGH;
-      default -> true;
-    };
+  /**
+   * Does the stop point in the sequence represent a stop where the vehicle passes through without
+   * stopping?
+   */
+  private static boolean isPassThrough(PointInLinkSequence_VersionedChildStructure point) {
+    return (
+      point instanceof StopPointInJourneyPattern spijp &&
+      spijp.getStopUse() == StopUseEnumeration.PASSTHROUGH
+    );
   }
 
   @Override