Sound effects tag

Station Sound Effects

Station sound effects for the places people wait. Platforms filling up, trains rolling in, announcements echoing round the roof and footsteps hurrying for the doors. Recorded at real stations in London, Japan, India, Stockholm and New York, plus metro stops further east. Every country's station sounds a little different. The tannoy gives it away first.

Libraries
56
Publishers
41
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$9.99 to $200
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Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

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 56 libraries tagged Station.
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All 56 libraries tagged Station

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Grand Central Station Main Hall ambience, crowd, commuters, and tourist sound effects. Features include info booth, tannoy, a protest, people movement, talking, and baggage, with 'B' edited versions provided.
22 files · 1.35 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
96 kHz, 24-bit.
Bustling Oslo Central Station's comprehensive sound effects capture diverse railway ambiance across multiple sessions, featuring Norway's primary transportation hub and its daily activities.
23 files · 4.8 GB · Metadata
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
-60%
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Japan field recording sound effects captured across Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, and other cities, featuring pachinko parlors, train and metro interiors, street traffic, pedestrian crossings, ramen shops, suburban neighborhoods, and Tsukuba Circuit racing.
149 files · 10.3 GB · Metadata
Was $80.00, now $32.00
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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
From London's bustling stations to tranquil fountains, this collection captures authentic urban sound effects, including traffic, geese, and marching bands across iconic city locations.
16 files · 1.55 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Urban and rural sound effects captured across Midwest cities showcase diverse ambiences, from Chicago's bustling trains to Indiana's peaceful countryside, delivered in high-quality 24-bit format.
21 files · 2.37 GB · Metadata

A big station hall is mostly reverb and walla, a crowd of voices blurring into a wash with the odd clear word poking through. That wash is what sells the size. Then come the details: an Announcement echoing over the top, an escalator, rolling luggage, a train braking at the Platform. Some recordings come with edited versions that strip out the busiest bits, handy when dialogue has to sit on top. A sci-fi colony set even builds stations for the future. Films and city games use these to place a scene in seconds.

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