서울역 Line 1: crowding and when you can sit
Seoul Metro average for Q2 2026. The data file is dated 2026-06-30.
The times when a seat is likely when you board at 서울역 Line 1.
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At 08:00~08:30 the average is 73.8%.
Seats are taken and some people stand. Within capacity.
- The nearest earlier time to sit is 06:30~07:00.
- The nearest later time to sit is 11:00~11:30.
Weekday, Up
Times to sit: 05:30~07:00, 11:00~12:30, 13:30~17:30, 19:00~01:00
The busiest time is 08:30~09:00 at 92.2%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 8.8% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 22.5% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 23.5% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 38.3% | Within capacity |
| 07:30~08:00 | 70.6% | Within capacity |
| 08:00~08:30 | 73.8% | Within capacity |
| 08:30~09:00 | 92.2% | Within capacity |
| 09:00~09:30 | 58% | Within capacity |
| 09:30~10:00 | 62.5% | Within capacity |
| 10:00~10:30 | 39.5% | Within capacity |
| 10:30~11:00 | 43% | Within capacity |
| 11:00~11:30 | 33% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 33.5% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 33.7% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 44% | Within capacity |
| 13:00~13:30 | 38.6% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 31.7% | Seats free |
| 14:00~14:30 | 31.1% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 25.1% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 27.8% | Seats free |
| 15:30~16:00 | 28.7% | Seats free |
| 16:00~16:30 | 26.9% | Seats free |
| 16:30~17:00 | 26.9% | Seats free |
| 17:00~17:30 | 29.7% | Seats free |
| 17:30~18:00 | 37.8% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 45.5% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 39% | Within capacity |
| 19:00~19:30 | 29.1% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 22.8% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 20.3% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 18.1% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 20.3% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 18.2% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 20.4% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 19.3% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 14.8% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 9.7% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 6.5% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 1.1% | Seats free |
Weekday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~07:30, 08:30~13:00, 14:30~15:00, 22:30~01:00
The busiest time is 18:00~18:30 at 123.9%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 11.8% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 11.5% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 18.5% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 25.1% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 41% | Within capacity |
| 08:00~08:30 | 39.8% | Within capacity |
| 08:30~09:00 | 23.9% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 27.1% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 24% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 23.5% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 19.2% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 20.5% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 26% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 29.2% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 29.5% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 34.4% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 37.7% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 35.7% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 33% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 44.6% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 56.8% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 52.6% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 59.2% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 68.8% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 79.1% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 123.9% | Over capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 68.4% | Within capacity |
| 19:00~19:30 | 45.7% | Within capacity |
| 19:30~20:00 | 40.1% | Within capacity |
| 20:00~20:30 | 38.2% | Within capacity |
| 20:30~21:00 | 37.8% | Within capacity |
| 21:00~21:30 | 42.2% | Within capacity |
| 21:30~22:00 | 37.7% | Within capacity |
| 22:00~22:30 | 39% | Within capacity |
| 22:30~23:00 | 28.9% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 18.6% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 12.9% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 9% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Saturday, Up
Times to sit: 05:30~09:00, 18:00~01:00
The busiest time is 11:30~12:00 at 54.9%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 11.6% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 17.1% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 16.1% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 15.2% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 15.5% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 21.8% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 30.8% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 36% | Within capacity |
| 09:30~10:00 | 43.9% | Within capacity |
| 10:00~10:30 | 49.3% | Within capacity |
| 10:30~11:00 | 47.9% | Within capacity |
| 11:00~11:30 | 48.5% | Within capacity |
| 11:30~12:00 | 54.9% | Within capacity |
| 12:00~12:30 | 50.3% | Within capacity |
| 12:30~13:00 | 52.7% | Within capacity |
| 13:00~13:30 | 48.5% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 52.9% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 49.6% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 42.8% | Within capacity |
| 15:00~15:30 | 38.2% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 43.7% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 40.2% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 45.2% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 34.6% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 37.5% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 27.2% | Seats free |
| 18:30~19:00 | 25.2% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 19.6% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 23.1% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 18.7% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 20% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 20.5% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 21.1% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 20% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 18.4% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 16.6% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 10.5% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 5.5% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Saturday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~12:00, 22:30~01:00
The busiest time is 16:00~16:30 at 57.5%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 7.7% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 10.6% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 7.6% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 9.6% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 12.7% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 18.2% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 20.7% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 22.4% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 28.6% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 31.8% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 31% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 30.7% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 31.2% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 37.4% | Within capacity |
| 12:30~13:00 | 42.2% | Within capacity |
| 13:00~13:30 | 37.4% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 43.2% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 49.6% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 55.6% | Within capacity |
| 15:00~15:30 | 56% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 52.6% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 57.5% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 51.3% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 48% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 55.2% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 55.5% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 35.7% | Within capacity |
| 19:00~19:30 | 45.1% | Within capacity |
| 19:30~20:00 | 34.5% | Within capacity |
| 20:00~20:30 | 42.5% | Within capacity |
| 20:30~21:00 | 41.5% | Within capacity |
| 21:00~21:30 | 36% | Within capacity |
| 21:30~22:00 | 43.3% | Within capacity |
| 22:00~22:30 | 36% | Within capacity |
| 22:30~23:00 | 28.1% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 30.5% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 19.6% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 23.9% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Sunday, Up
Times to sit: 05:30~10:00, 10:30~11:30, 12:30~13:00, 14:00~01:00
The busiest time is 10:00~10:30 at 37.4%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 4.8% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 9.8% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 11% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 10% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 10.8% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 15.1% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 21% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 26.7% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 31.6% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 37.4% | Within capacity |
| 10:30~11:00 | 33.7% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 32.4% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 35% | Within capacity |
| 12:00~12:30 | 34.8% | Within capacity |
| 12:30~13:00 | 33.1% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 36.7% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 36.7% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 33.5% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 27.2% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 29.5% | Seats free |
| 15:30~16:00 | 28.7% | Seats free |
| 16:00~16:30 | 23.4% | Seats free |
| 16:30~17:00 | 29.1% | Seats free |
| 17:00~17:30 | 22.6% | Seats free |
| 17:30~18:00 | 24.6% | Seats free |
| 18:00~18:30 | 23.1% | Seats free |
| 18:30~19:00 | 18.9% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 17.8% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 14.9% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 18.3% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 18% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 18.8% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 15.9% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 16.2% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 14.1% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 12.8% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 9.5% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 7.9% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Sunday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~14:00, 17:00~17:30, 18:30~01:00
The busiest time is 18:00~18:30 at 41%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 5.3% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 6.3% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 5.1% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 6.7% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 8.2% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 11.3% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 14.3% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 17% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 18.9% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 24.6% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 24.7% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 23.7% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 23% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 26.5% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 33.9% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 33.1% | Seats free |
| 13:30~14:00 | 32.3% | Seats free |
| 14:00~14:30 | 35.9% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 40.7% | Within capacity |
| 15:00~15:30 | 40.9% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 38.1% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 39.9% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 34.6% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 30.8% | Seats free |
| 17:30~18:00 | 35.7% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 41% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 28.2% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 33.9% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 27.9% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 32.9% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 31.4% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 25.8% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 27.6% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 22.5% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 18% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 16.7% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 9.2% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 10.2% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
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Source
Seoul Metro subway crowding data, Korea Public Data Portal (15071311). No restrictions on use.
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