Rail corrugation, one of the most common track damage problems in metro lines, has yet to be fundamentally resolved. To study the time-frequency domain characteristics of vehicle interior vibration and noise, as well as track structure vibration after rail corrugation occurs in different track structure types, and to investigate the effect of rail corrugation on vehicles and tracks, dynamic and static tests were conducted on a metro line. These tests measured the vibration and noise response inside the vehicle and the vibration response of track components under the rail corrugation excitation. Methods such as time-domain indicator statistics and 1/3-octave spectral analysis were used to analyze track vibration response characteristics and in-vehicle vibration and noise response characteristics. The results showed that on small radius curve sections, the floating slab track produced rail corrugation with a characteristic wavelength of about 200 mm, while the overall track bed produced rail corrugation with a characteristic wavelength of about 60 mm. The root mean square (RMS) value of the rail, slab, and tunnel wall vibration acceleration in the floating slab track were 1. 8, 5. 8, and 0. 3 times those of the overall track bed, respectively. The influence of rail corrugation on track vibration was mainly reflected in the mid-to-high frequency range. Around 300~400 Hz, the vibration level of floating slab track attenuated by 66 dB from the rail to the tunnel wall, while the overall track bed attenuated by 49 dB. When the train passed through the test area, the RMS values of vertical and longitudinal vibration acceleration above the bogie and in the middle of the carriage were almost the same, while the RMS value of lateral vibration acceleration in the middle of the carriage was about twice that above the bogie. The abnormal vibration at the bogie position inside the vehicle mainly originated from the excitation of the rail corrugation, and the vehicle's vibration and noise were more intense under the excitation of shortwavelength corrugation. Therefore, rail corrugation in metro systems becomes a major component in both the vibration and noise response of tracks and vehicles after it occurs, and rails should be ground in time. The research results can provide theoretical guidance for metro maintenance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]