260 Feet Underground: Inside North America's Deepest Train Station | Washington Park Station

Journey 260 feet beneath Portland to experience the unique soundscape of North America's deepest transit station.

This binaural recording captures the sonic signature of Washington Park Station, where ventilation systems, approaching trains, echoing footsteps, and mechanical rhythms create an unexpected underground symphony. Notice how sound behaves differently in this deep space, carved through ancient volcanic rock and encased in earth.

Wear headphones for the full three-dimensional listening experience.

What You'll Hear:
The hum of ventilation moving air through vertical shafts. Distant train rumbles through rock tunnels. Footsteps and announcements echoing across massive underground spaces. Elevator doors and escalators connecting surface to depths. The peculiar acoustic quality of being 260 feet below ground.

About This Station:
Opened in 1998, Washington Park Station sits beneath Portland's Japanese Garden, Oregon Zoo, and Hoyt Arboretum, connecting visitors to treasured green spaces while existing in engineered darkness and pressure-controlled depths.

About Community HiFi:
Community HiFi cultivates understanding and appreciation of soundscapes as essential to community well-being. Through mindful listening experiences, we help people discover how sound shapes our health, emotions, and connection to place.

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