Heartbreaking footage shows a stray dog gaze longingly at a train every night as if waiting for a familiar face to emerge.
At 11pm the female dog stands on Platform 1 at Kanjurmarg Station in Mumbai, India, and stares at a train bound for Kalyan.
She peers into the same women-only carriage every time then, when no one gets off, chases the train as it pulls away, the Mumbai Mirror reported.
The confusing ritual, captured on CCTV as far back as January 2, has sparked the theory that she is looking for a previous owner who abandoned her at the station.
Local resident Sameer Thorat filmed the little dog’s heartbreaking behaviour last week and posted it to social media, where it went viral.
The female dog has become such a familiar sight at the station that locals began feeding her and her four puppies.
Some commuters believe her former owner was a lady who could no longer look after her, while others suspect the dog is waiting for a traveller who used to feed her.
Heartbreaking footage shows a stray dog gaze longingly at a train every night as if waiting for a familiar face to emerge
At 11pm the female dog stands on Platform 1 at Kanjurmarg Station in Mumbai, India, and stares at a train bound for Kalyan
She peers into the same women-only carriage every time then, when no one gets off, chases the train as it pulls away
Mr Thorat told the Mumbai Mirror: ‘I spotted the dog while returning from work.
‘The way it waits for the late-night trains and tries to peek inside the ladies coach, it seems it is searching for a particular person who either fed it regularly or left it behind.’
Sourav Verma, who has been feeding the dog, said: ‘We have become friends. It even takes me to its pups.
‘I am looking for people who would adopt them after following proper procedure.’
The confusing ritual, captured on CCTV as far back as January 2, has sparked the theory that she is looking for a previous owner who abandoned her at the station
Some commuters believe her former owner was a lady who could no longer look after her, while others suspect the dog is waiting for a traveller who used to feed her