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종로3가 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 종로3가 Line 1.

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At 08:00~08:30 the average is 35.6%.

Seats are taken and some people stand. Within capacity.

  • The nearest earlier time to sit is 07:30~08:00.
  • The nearest later time to sit is 08:30~09:00.

Weekday, Up

Times to sit: 05:30~08:00, 08:30~10:30, 11:00~12:30, 13:30~14:00, 14:30~15:00, 19:30~20:00, 20:30~21:00, 21:30~22:00, 23:00~01:00

The busiest time is 18:00~18:30 at 83.7%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:006.5%Seats free
06:00~06:3015.6%Seats free
06:30~07:0012.1%Seats free
07:00~07:3019.5%Seats free
07:30~08:0027.9%Seats free
08:00~08:3035.6%Within capacity
08:30~09:0032.1%Seats free
09:00~09:3027.5%Seats free
09:30~10:0030.8%Seats free
10:00~10:3030.3%Seats free
10:30~11:0034.7%Within capacity
11:00~11:3026.3%Seats free
11:30~12:0028.3%Seats free
12:00~12:3032%Seats free
12:30~13:0038.9%Within capacity
13:00~13:3034.7%Within capacity
13:30~14:0033.2%Seats free
14:00~14:3036%Within capacity
14:30~15:0031.7%Seats free
15:00~15:3035%Within capacity
15:30~16:0038.5%Within capacity
16:00~16:3035.6%Within capacity
16:30~17:0038.6%Within capacity
17:00~17:3044.9%Within capacity
17:30~18:0052.9%Within capacity
18:00~18:3083.7%Within capacity
18:30~19:0070.4%Within capacity
19:00~19:3044.3%Within capacity
19:30~20:0031.3%Seats free
20:00~20:3034.3%Within capacity
20:30~21:0031.6%Seats free
21:00~21:3041.6%Within capacity
21:30~22:0030.2%Seats free
22:00~22:3035.2%Within capacity
22:30~23:0034.7%Within capacity
23:00~23:3027.6%Seats free
23:30~00:0016.1%Seats free
00:00~00:308.8%Seats free
00:30~01:001.2%Seats free

Weekday, Down

Times to sit: 05:30~07:00, 10:00~13:30, 14:00~15:00, 19:00~01:00

The busiest time is 08:30~09:00 at 68.5%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0012.2%Seats free
06:00~06:3013.1%Seats free
06:30~07:0023.3%Seats free
07:00~07:3037.3%Within capacity
07:30~08:0066.6%Within capacity
08:00~08:3064.8%Within capacity
08:30~09:0068.5%Within capacity
09:00~09:3050.4%Within capacity
09:30~10:0037.9%Within capacity
10:00~10:3028.6%Seats free
10:30~11:0024.3%Seats free
11:00~11:3024.5%Seats free
11:30~12:0029.8%Seats free
12:00~12:3029.3%Seats free
12:30~13:0032.7%Seats free
13:00~13:3029.9%Seats free
13:30~14:0038.1%Within capacity
14:00~14:3028.9%Seats free
14:30~15:0033.7%Seats free
15:00~15:3038.2%Within capacity
15:30~16:0043.3%Within capacity
16:00~16:3034.4%Within capacity
16:30~17:0042.8%Within capacity
17:00~17:3040.3%Within capacity
17:30~18:0048.8%Within capacity
18:00~18:3052.4%Within capacity
18:30~19:0038.9%Within capacity
19:00~19:3022.2%Seats free
19:30~20:0022.5%Seats free
20:00~20:3018.4%Seats free
20:30~21:0019.9%Seats free
21:00~21:3020.7%Seats free
21:30~22:0015.7%Seats free
22:00~22:3017.4%Seats free
22:30~23:0013%Seats free
23:00~23:309.7%Seats free
23:30~00:006.7%Seats free
00:00~00:304.7%Seats free
00:30~01:000.7%Seats free

Saturday, Up

Times to sit: 05:30~09:30, 18:30~01:00

The busiest time is 15:00~15:30 at 48.3%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:006.8%Seats free
06:00~06:3015.5%Seats free
06:30~07:0011.3%Seats free
07:00~07:3013.9%Seats free
07:30~08:0011.5%Seats free
08:00~08:3016.8%Seats free
08:30~09:0023%Seats free
09:00~09:3027.2%Seats free
09:30~10:0034.5%Within capacity
10:00~10:3038.7%Within capacity
10:30~11:0036.5%Within capacity
11:00~11:3037.6%Within capacity
11:30~12:0039.1%Within capacity
12:00~12:3046.5%Within capacity
12:30~13:0046.3%Within capacity
13:00~13:3044.7%Within capacity
13:30~14:0044.1%Within capacity
14:00~14:3047.4%Within capacity
14:30~15:0046.6%Within capacity
15:00~15:3048.3%Within capacity
15:30~16:0042.9%Within capacity
16:00~16:3038.2%Within capacity
16:30~17:0042.2%Within capacity
17:00~17:3042.1%Within capacity
17:30~18:0034.1%Within capacity
18:00~18:3034.1%Within capacity
18:30~19:0027.8%Seats free
19:00~19:3022.2%Seats free
19:30~20:0029.3%Seats free
20:00~20:3025.3%Seats free
20:30~21:0029.4%Seats free
21:00~21:3033.2%Seats free
21:30~22:0028.7%Seats free
22:00~22:3031.1%Seats free
22:30~23:0030.5%Seats free
23:00~23:3031.9%Seats free
23:30~00:0020.6%Seats free
00:00~00:3018.1%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Saturday, Down

Times to sit: 05:30~10:30, 11:00~11:30, 18:30~01:00

The busiest time is 15:00~15:30 at 50%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0010.1%Seats free
06:00~06:3012.4%Seats free
06:30~07:0010.2%Seats free
07:00~07:3012.9%Seats free
07:30~08:0016.2%Seats free
08:00~08:3015.5%Seats free
08:30~09:0025.1%Seats free
09:00~09:3027.6%Seats free
09:30~10:0030.8%Seats free
10:00~10:3033.2%Seats free
10:30~11:0038.7%Within capacity
11:00~11:3033.6%Seats free
11:30~12:0035.9%Within capacity
12:00~12:3039.3%Within capacity
12:30~13:0042.2%Within capacity
13:00~13:3042.3%Within capacity
13:30~14:0042.8%Within capacity
14:00~14:3045.3%Within capacity
14:30~15:0047.8%Within capacity
15:00~15:3050%Within capacity
15:30~16:0047.5%Within capacity
16:00~16:3045.4%Within capacity
16:30~17:0046.9%Within capacity
17:00~17:3040%Within capacity
17:30~18:0046.9%Within capacity
18:00~18:3039.2%Within capacity
18:30~19:0029.6%Seats free
19:00~19:3031.1%Seats free
19:30~20:0028.3%Seats free
20:00~20:3024.8%Seats free
20:30~21:0023.2%Seats free
21:00~21:3021.3%Seats free
21:30~22:0023.4%Seats free
22:00~22:3018.7%Seats free
22:30~23:0017.6%Seats free
23:00~23:3016.4%Seats free
23:30~00:0014.4%Seats free
00:00~00:3020.3%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Sunday, Up

Times to sit: 05:30~13:00, 13:30~14:00, 14:30~01:00

The busiest time is 14:00~14:30 at 38.4%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:003.5%Seats free
06:00~06:308.7%Seats free
06:30~07:008.8%Seats free
07:00~07:309.3%Seats free
07:30~08:008.1%Seats free
08:00~08:3010.8%Seats free
08:30~09:0015.9%Seats free
09:00~09:3022.9%Seats free
09:30~10:0025.1%Seats free
10:00~10:3028.5%Seats free
10:30~11:0028%Seats free
11:00~11:3026.3%Seats free
11:30~12:0028.4%Seats free
12:00~12:3027.8%Seats free
12:30~13:0032.3%Seats free
13:00~13:3034.4%Within capacity
13:30~14:0025.8%Seats free
14:00~14:3038.4%Within capacity
14:30~15:0029.2%Seats free
15:00~15:3032.9%Seats free
15:30~16:0030.1%Seats free
16:00~16:3026.3%Seats free
16:30~17:0031.3%Seats free
17:00~17:3028.9%Seats free
17:30~18:0025.2%Seats free
18:00~18:3030.2%Seats free
18:30~19:0021.4%Seats free
19:00~19:3021.5%Seats free
19:30~20:0022%Seats free
20:00~20:3020.2%Seats free
20:30~21:0024.5%Seats free
21:00~21:3027%Seats free
21:30~22:0021.6%Seats free
22:00~22:3022.8%Seats free
22:30~23:0022%Seats free
23:00~23:3022.7%Seats free
23:30~00:0013.4%Seats free
00:00~00:3019%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Sunday, Down

Times to sit: 05:30~14:00, 15:30~01:00

The busiest time is 14:30~15:00 at 37%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:006.2%Seats free
06:00~06:307.1%Seats free
06:30~07:006.8%Seats free
07:00~07:308.4%Seats free
07:30~08:0011.5%Seats free
08:00~08:3010.6%Seats free
08:30~09:0018.1%Seats free
09:00~09:3021.2%Seats free
09:30~10:0022.4%Seats free
10:00~10:3025.6%Seats free
10:30~11:0029.9%Seats free
11:00~11:3023.3%Seats free
11:30~12:0025.3%Seats free
12:00~12:3028.2%Seats free
12:30~13:0032.1%Seats free
13:00~13:3031.1%Seats free
13:30~14:0032.2%Seats free
14:00~14:3034.6%Within capacity
14:30~15:0037%Within capacity
15:00~15:3036.4%Within capacity
15:30~16:0033.5%Seats free
16:00~16:3031.5%Seats free
16:30~17:0029.5%Seats free
17:00~17:3024%Seats free
17:30~18:0031.2%Seats free
18:00~18:3028.4%Seats free
18:30~19:0021.6%Seats free
19:00~19:3022.9%Seats free
19:30~20:0021.3%Seats free
20:00~20:3018.1%Seats free
20:30~21:0016.6%Seats free
21:00~21:3014.6%Seats free
21:30~22:0015.1%Seats free
22:00~22:3011.7%Seats free
22:30~23:009.3%Seats free
23:00~23:308.5%Seats free
23:30~00:006.3%Seats free
00:00~00:306.3%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

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Source

Seoul Metro subway crowding data, Korea Public Data Portal (15071311). No restrictions on use.

A new file is published each quarter, and this site is updated when it appears.