A RAIL traveller in China has gone to extreme lengths to keep an eye on her handbag.

Staff at Dongguan Railway Station in southern China were shocked to find the silhouette of the commuter on their X-ray monitors. An online video aired yesterday showed the bizarre incident, which took place on Sunday during the Lunar New Year travel rush.

Extraordinary X-ray images show the woman kneeling on all fours behind her luggage, still wearing high-heeled shoes. After climbing off the conveyor belt, the woman checked her bags and left.

It is unclear why the woman was so anxious about her handbag, but many people in China carry large amounts of cash when travelling home for Chinese New Year.

The woman was one of an estimated 390 million people expected to travel by train for today’s Chinese New Year holiday.