Hoofing around: Curious horse trots onto Sydney train station platform

The horsing around lasted about five minutes.

A horse standing on a train platform

A train pulled into the station while the horse was waiting patiently for it to stop, but it decided not to board. Source: Supplied / Transport NSW

Clip-clopping onto a train station platform, a curious horse has turned heads and puzzled commuters in southwest Sydney.

The horse trotted onto the platform at Warwick Farm station in an attempt to escape the wild and wet weather just before midnight on Friday.
A horse on a train platform
The horse entered Warwick farm station from the car park. Source: Supplied / Transport NSW
It was sighted entering the railway station from the car park and shortly after police made contact with Transport NSW to advise a horse was on the platform.

In CCTV footage supplied by Transport NSW, a train pulls into the station while the horse waits patiently for it to stop, but decides not to board.
A horse standing on a train platform
The curious horse turned heads and puzzled commuters. Source: Supplied / Transport NSW
The horsing around lasted about five minutes as the animal paced the platform before being captured and led onto a float.

"The equine was safely reined in and is in a 'stable' condition," a Transport NSW spokesperson said in a statement.

"Passengers are reminded they shouldn’t horse around on train platforms and should stay behind the yellow line."

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