Gdynia Port – container terminal (2)
Sounds recorded at the entry to the Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia, one of the largest terminals in the Baltic region. There…
Escalator – Underground station
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About the sound
Escalator used to exit the undergroud station.
The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (French: Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles, or STIB; Dutch: Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel or MIVB) is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium. It is usually referred to in English by its French acronym, STIB.
It is responsible for the Brussels metro, Brussels trams and Brussels buses. Founded in 1954, STIB operates six metro lines (39 km), 15 tram lines (128.3 km) and 51 bus routes (348.8 km). It covers the 19 communes of the Brussels Capital Region and some surface routes extend to the near suburbs in the other regions. 329 million trips were made in 2011, a 5.6% increase from the previous year.
Sounds were recorded in Metro station « Sainte-Catherine », in the heart of the city
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