A man was filmed kicking a woman in her back, sending her flying down a flight of subway stairs, in a vile act caught on CCTV.

The assault took place on October 27 about midnight at Berlin's Hermannstraße train station, local media reports.

With full force, the man is filmed kicking the woman in her back and she falls about eight steps.

View photos The woman was walking to her platform in Neukölln, Berlin. Photo: LiveLeak More

View photos The man kicks the woman in her back and sends her flying down at least eight steps.Photo: LiveLeak More

The woman lands face-first on the platform. The perpetrator watches on and once he sees the woman wince in pain, he calmly walks off with the rest of his group.

Local media report the woman was seriously injured and commuters immediately called an ambulance.

Police have not yet found a suspect.