Sound effects tag

Platform Sound Effects

Platform sound effects, mostly the railway kind. Trains pulling in and out, with announcements and passenger chatter, on underground and overground platforms in big cities across several continents. Subways and bullet trains alike. A few strays wandered in as well: a hydraulic lift platform, and footsteps in platform shoes.

Libraries
29
Publishers
22
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $149
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Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

Mono for 3D positional audio. Ambisonic and surround for immersive mixes.

Embedded metadata
Tagged for Soundminer or UCSUntagged

Soundminer and UCS fields written into the files.

All 29 libraries tagged Platform.
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All 29 libraries tagged Platform

192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Train ambience sound effects featuring authentic 192kHz recordings of Indonesian station platforms and moving carriage interiors, capturing wheel clatter, horn blasts, door chimes, passenger chatter, and exterior pass-bys.
24 files · 15.5 GB · Metadata
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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Ambisonic B.
This collection of German railway sound effects contains long-form ambisonic recordings of exterior train movements, station ambiences, and detailed interior carriage sounds.
21 files · 5.15 GB · Metadata
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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Authentic sound effects capture daily commuting in Manchester, featuring comprehensive ambience recordings from train stations, railway interiors, and bustling city environments.
61 files · 5.95 GB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Comprehensive train and railway station sound effects capturing authentic British transport ambiences, from bustling terminals to underground stations, complete with engine hums and passenger activity.
37 files · 2.1 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo, M/S, Surround.
Inside Stockholm's subway system, authentic sound effects capture station life through train movements, passenger activity, platform ambience, PA announcements, and detailed escalator recordings.
223 files · 8.28 GB · Metadata

A platform scene usually builds in layers. Underneath sits the station ambience, with crowd walla and passengers chatting. On top come the Announcement and the trains moving in and out, with screeching rails on an Underground line. Some sets keep going inside the carriage, so a character can step aboard and the sound follows them into the journey. That saves a lot of matching. The long ambisonic recordings suit wide shots and VR, where the space has to wrap all the way round. Steam trains and bullet trains both have their own platforms here, so the station can match wherever the story is set.

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