<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man who allegedly carried a knife onto a crowded </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> metro train has been charged.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="Police"><span>Police</span></a><span> from the Hills Area Command said the 38-year-old man was seen "acting erratically" and smoking a vape on the platform at North Ryde before he boarded the train yesterday evening.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During the journey, the man allegedly pulled out the small kitchen knife in view of commuters, which caused alarm.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ahmed-al-ahmed-bondi-hero-explains-why-he-wrestled-the-gunman-in-new-cnn-interview-on-us-television/00f95691-c366-4613-8004-1d7692abee62" rel="" target="" title="Bondi terror attack hero recounts his story in front of millions"><strong><span>Bondi terror attack hero recounts his story in front of millions</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Passengers told authorities before transport police confronted the accused man at Rouse Hill Metro Station and on nearby Windsor Road.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said he was arrested safely after a "tense encounter".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man was charged with carrying a knife in a public place, causing fear and multiple counts of intimidation.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/man-charged-for-allegedly-pulling-knife-on-sydney-metro/dc79f57e-96bc-4470-9b59-7e2906e3d0b8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He will appear before Parramatta Local Court at a later date.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>