Nervous freeway passengers filmed the stunt on Saturday.
Police in Perth say the 23-year-old man hopped on at one station.
He clung on for about four minutes until the train reached its next stop.
Officers were there, waiting to take the man into custody.
Police say the train was traveling nearly 70 miles an hour.
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