A video filmed on a New York subway train shows a shocking brawl between a man and a woman that ends with him dragging her off the train by her hair.

The pair were caught mid-fight in the video, posted to Twitter on Thursday, on the Bronx-bound 6 train.

The brief clip starts in the middle of the brawl, with the man knocking the woman to the ground as she repeatedly kicks him.

Video posted to Twitter on Thursday appears to show the two already involved in an intense scuffle on a Bronx 6 train. The brief clip starts in the middle of the brawl, with the man knocking the woman to the ground as she repeatedly kicks him

As he walks to the train doors and waits for them to open, the woman comes from behind and uses a pole to give her momentum so she can kick the man

He can be heard telling the woman to stop as he walks away and retrieves his phone - which was thrown to the ground during the scuffle.

As he walks to the train doors and waits for them to open, the woman comes from behind and uses a pole to give her momentum so she can kick the man.

She then proceeds to pummel the man and kick him in the stomach. As she is hitting him, the man pushes her off and retrieves his phone after she has knocked it down again.

The woman continues to kick the man as bystanders tell both of them to step out.

The man tells the woman to get off of him before grabbing her by the hair and dragging her off the train.

He slams her to the platform and kicks her in the stomach as the clip comes to a close.

Someone can be heard congratulating the man for getting the woman off the train as another passenger shouts: 'Happy New Year!'

The NYPD is looking into the incident.