Dog catches train to Sydney all by itself

Staff at a Sydney train station were surprised to find a stray dog on the platform after it disembarked alongside a sea of early morning commuters.

The dog, which appears to be a mixed breed, caught the train alone to Central Station on January 2 where he was discovered by amazed platform staff.

Sydney Trains took to Twitter to share an image of the cunning dog next to a doting train employee in a plea to find the owner.

The dog, which appears to be a mixed breed, caught the train alone to Central Station (pictured) on January 2 where he was discovered by amazed platform staff

‘This good boy caught a train to Central all by himself today,’ the Tweet reads. 

‘Staff are arranging care. Do you know him? Please contact us.’

The adorable photo shows the missing dog wearing an orange Sydney Trains lanyard.

Central staff are still working to locate the dog’s rightful owner and believe it followed someone onto the train.

‘We think he may have followed his owner or someone to the station and simply boarded unnoticed,’ a Sydney trains spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia. 

‘We are working with the appropriate authorities to try and locate his owner/home.’ 

It remains unknown if the canine will be issued a fine for fare evasion. 

Central (pictured) staff are still working to locate the dog’s rightful owner and believe it followed someone onto the train

It is not the first time a missing dog has been found independently riding a train.

In 2015 a 12-month-old staffordshire terrier named ‘Boss’ boarded a Sydney train from Ingleburn to Holsworthy in search for his owner.

Train staff found the dog sitting upright on a seat next to fellow passengers and eventually reunited it with its owners after it was passed on to an animal shelter.