The 24-year-old grabbed onto the outside of the train at St Pölten, west of Vienna, on Saturday, Herbert Hofer, a spokesperson for Austria's state railway, has said.

The 24-year-old grabbed onto the outside of the train at St Pölten, west of Vienna, on Saturday, Herbert Hofer, a spokesperson for Austria's state railway, has said.

The man grabbed on to the outside of the train at St Poelten, west of Vienna, and was later taken aboard after it performed an emergency stop

Railjet train reached speeds of 100km/h before the man was rescued after banging on windows to get attention.