This chilling footage shows a man stalking a woman on a train platform before following her to her car then trying to snatch the keys from the ignition.

The man was caught on camera following the 22-year-old woman through Selly Oak station, in Birmingham, West Midlands, before trying to rob her while she sat in her car.

The blonde student had been dropped off by a friend at the station, just before midnight on September 3, and needed to cross the railway station to get to her car.

Chilling footage shows the man standing stationary on the platform until a woman comes past, on her way to get to her car, at Selly Oak Station in Birmingham

Police have released an image of the man (left) who suddenly turned and started to walk towards the woman when she came past on the platform (right)

As she passed the man in the car park, he can be seen turning around to follow her, before breaking into a run and chasing her through the station.

As the frightened woman got to her car, the man tried to grab her keys from her but she managed to fight him off and drive away.

Police have now released CCTV footage in a bid to catch him.

Detective Inspector Roger Trimble, from British Transport Police (BTP), said: 'We are releasing this footage with the victim's consent, in the hope that someone will recognise this man and come forward with his name.

The man then brokeinto a run (pictured) as he pursued the woman who ran towards her car, and he tried to snatch the keys from the ignition as she sat in her car

'We understand news of this attempted robbery will be concerning to the student community, and we have paid extra attention to the station since this was reported to us.

'We'd like to reassure people there are no similar reports from the area and we are doing all we can to trace the suspect.

'Local officers who patrol the university are also on hand to provide personal safety advice to anyone who feels they may need it.'