That is so true for any big city. I used to avoid certain train lines here in London when Oskar was little because the freaking doors talked every time they closed and opened. And I tend to just carry a sleeping baby + pram up and down the stairs because of dinging lifts :|

Oh yes, the lifts are bad, too! The noise there is often almost pointless, because in tube and train stations the lift only goes between two floors. Even if you can’t see well, you can feel that the lift has stopped, without it shouting “FIRST FLOOR!” at you. I’d rather it shouted “I’M STUCK” on those rare occasions when it stops without reaching its destination.