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Why in the Moscow metro, in some cases, stations are announced by a male voice, and in another - by a female?

If you travel in the Moscow metro towards the city center, the stations will be announced in a male voice, and when moving from the center - in a female voice. On the circle line, a male voice can be heard when moving clockwise, and a female voice can be heard counterclockwise. This was done for the convenience of orienting blind passengers.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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