Phone on the Train Trend AI: You on the Subway Platform Everyone's Copying

Open this page, upload one photo of one person with the face visible and press Generate. You get a 15-second vertical subway video with sound; ours was ready in about 5 minutes.

The phone on the train trend is a subway video format by creator Ollie Muhl (@olliemuhl), who tapes his phone to a subway car window and runs after the departing train. Most versions use Dua Lipa's "Training Season" live from the Royal Albert Hall, and AI remakes were widely reported by October 15, 2026.

0–3s, you walk down the platform toward the camera; 3–5s, you lean in close to the lens; 5–8s, you press a hand against the train window as passengers look on; 8–11s, you spin back toward the camera; 11–13s, you strut along the platform beside the train; 13–15s, you walk toward the camera with a big open-mouthed grin.

It's also called the Training Season trend, the subway iPhone tape trend and the train trend. "Training Season" comes from the Dua Lipa song most versions use; the others come from TikTok captions and AI template names.

Most phone on the train videos use "Training Season (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)" by Dua Lipa. The studio single came out on February 15, 2024.

No. The Phone on the Train Trend AI template builds the platform, the train and the camera moves from one photo, so you never tape a phone to a train or run after one.

Yes. Your clothes, hairstyle and face come from your photo. In our test a school uniform with a robe and striped tie stayed the same in every shot.

Yes. The original features a man, but the template follows your photo; our own test video stars a red-haired woman in a school uniform.

Usually it's a group photo, sunglasses, a heavy filter or a face that's too small. Use a sharp single-person photo with the face clearly visible, then run this template again.

Not completely. New accounts get 75 free credits, and one Phone on the Train Trend AI video takes 300. The $5.99 trial pack (540 credits) covers one video at about $3.33, leaving 240 credits in your account. The exact cost shows on the Generate button, and failed renders are refunded automatically.

About $3.33 for one video with the trial pack, or about $3.00 on the Lite plan. That is 300 credits for a 15-second, 480p vertical clip with sound; ours rendered in about 5 minutes.

Four reasons: you look like your photo, it costs less, you get a clean video, and it's ready to post.

Looks like you: your face, hair and full outfit stay the same through the walk, the lean and the spin, instead of turning into a generic suit. We tested this setup until it worked on the first run, so you don't spend credits on retries.

Costs less: about $3.33 per video with a one-time trial pack and no subscription.

Clean video: no watermark on any plan, free credits included, and if a render fails your credits come back automatically.

Ready to post: 15 seconds, vertical 9:16 with sound, so it goes straight to TikTok, Reels or Shorts with no editing or cropping.

No. It's a fan-made template, not affiliated with Ollie Muhl, Dua Lipa or any transit company. Only upload photos of yourself or people who agreed to be in the video.

Add the "Training Season" live sound in TikTok or Reels, say it's AI in the caption and use #phoneonthetrain and #trainingseason.

Your photos and videos stay in your account, so you can download them again from My Videos at any time. They are never used to train AI models and are not sold or shared, except with the video model provider that renders your clip.