Do you know where you're going to?

I may have boarded an experimental train during lunch today what with the trains being upgraded.  I have yet to ride the new one.

I had four stops to get to my destination.  In- between stops took approximately 45 seconds each.  Normally it would just be a quick and quiet subway ride.  However, today, this bored monotone voice, volume up announces each destination and arrival 3 times, each announcement takes 5 seconds, a total of 15 seconds.  A few seconds prior to reaching the next station, this voice comes up again and speaks for the next 15 seconds.  Therefore, during my 3 minute subway ride, 2 minutes of it was spent listening to this voice. 

Yeah yeah .... I should put my great mathematical skills to better use.

By the way, the ride coming back was "normal", with this same bored monotone voice announcing each destination and arrival just once.

What do I think of it?  I think it's overdone...although it does have its good points...unless you are totally spaced out; you will never miss your subway stop.

I have been warned that the Tokyo subway has multiple announcements too "うるさい!" as my friend would say.  I would be more tolerable I think ^o^  Half of it would probably escape me anyway.