An unruly commuter in China refuses to get out of a train car because her husband has not yet arrived.

The video, shot in Hefei City in eastern Anhui Province on January 5, shows the woman using her body to block the doors of the train car while staff desperately try to pull her away.

One staff member says: "This is a high-speed train, not your own car. You can either get on it or get off!"

Another says: "You are breaking the law."

According to local news, the woman and her daughter went through the ticket gates but her husband was stopped by staff.

According to local media, three members of the woman's family - including her tardy husband - did eventually board the train, one minute before its scheduled departure time.

In China, on high-speed trains doors usually close five minutes before departure time.