Train Sound Effects
55 rail sounds: trains passing a crossing, metro cars in a tunnel, quiet carriages at speed, trams and a monorail, a steam locomotive, a far-off horn and a screeching brake.
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Train Horn
Train Approach
Train Brake
Freight Truck Pass
Steam Train Pass
Subway Arrival
Bullet Train Whoosh
Freight Train Far
Tram Glide
Streetcar Rail Hum
Monorail Overhead
Diesel Railcar Pull
Commuter Rail Pass
Maglev Levitate Rise
Locomotive Starting Up
Rail Wheel Roll
Metro Approach Rush
Light Rail Glide
Sleeper Train Far
Mountain Train Climb
Rail Motor Trundle
Vintage Tram Roll
Passenger Train Pass
High Speed Rail Rush
Commuter Train Rumble
High Speed Rail
Distant Freight
Rail Tunnel Roar
Last Carriage Hum
Front Carriage Drone
Window Rail Roll
Empty Train Hum
Half Empty Carriage
Countryside Rail
Sunlit Carriage
Light Rail Hum
Maglev Hum
Quiet Carriage
Wet Rail Hiss
Viaduct Drone
Subway Car Rumble
Subway Tunnel Roar
Metro Hum
Late Metro
Metro Crowd Murmur
Metro Front Car
Metro Rear Car
Metro Glide
About train sound effects
A train sounds like the heavy, rolling rumble of steel wheels on steel rail, with a diesel engine or electric motors on top. Jointed track adds the rhythmic clickety-clack people link with trains; modern welded rail gives a smoother roar. As a train passes, the sound swells, peaks and falls away, and a horn or motor drops in pitch as it goes by.
Inside a carriage you hear a steady drone instead, shaped by where you sit: more wind noise at the front, more wheel rumble at the back. Children call a train a choo-choo, after the puff and whistle of steam engines, and English verbs for the rest include rumble, rattle, clatter, screech and whistle.
How to write it in Korean
| Language | Sound |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칙칙폭폭, 덜커덩, 덜컹덜컹 |
Which one to pick
Passing by
Passenger Train Pass, Commuter Rail Pass, Train Approach and Steam Train Pass swell up and fade, ideal for a train crossing the frame. Bullet Train Whoosh and High Speed Rail Rush are faster and airier, and Freight Train Far stays distant for night scenes.
On board
Quiet Carriage, Half Empty Carriage and Window Rail Roll are steady interior beds for a long ride; Front Carriage Drone has more wind and Last Carriage Hum more wheels.
Underground
Metro Hum, Metro Wheels, Late Metro and Subway Tunnel Roar keep the tunnel walls close around you.
Trams and light rail
Street Tram Hum, Vintage Tram Roll, Light Rail Glide, Monorail Overhead and Maglev Hum are lighter and more electric.
Single moments
Train Horn is a long, mournful horn far away, Train Brake a high metal screech as a train stops, and Locomotive Starting Up a diesel engine coming to life.
Uses
- Film and videoPassenger Train Pass at a level crossing, Quiet Carriage under a conversation on a journey.
- GamesSubway Arrival as the metro pulls in, Metro Hum for the ride between stations.
- Travel vlogsWindow Rail Roll under footage shot through a train window.
- Kids' stories and classroomSteam Train Pass and Train Horn for stories and lessons about how railways work.
File details
- −1 dBFS
- MP3 320 kbps stereo