동대문 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 동대문 Line 1.
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At 08:00~08:30 the average is 23.2%.
At or under seat capacity. A seat may be free.
This time is within the times to sit.
Weekday, Up
Times to sit: 05:30~13:00, 13:30~15:00, 19:30~20:00, 22:30~01:00
The busiest time is 18:00~18:30 at 84.2%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 8.3% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 11.2% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 8.7% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 14.1% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 19.1% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 23.2% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 23.5% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 21.1% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 20.3% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 24.1% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 25.7% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 25.9% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 20.9% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 31.6% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 31% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 35.7% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 30.3% | Seats free |
| 14:00~14:30 | 31.3% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 30.9% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 37.8% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 35.9% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 39.8% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 37% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 47.3% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 54% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 84.2% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 81.2% | Within capacity |
| 19:00~19:30 | 45.3% | Within capacity |
| 19:30~20:00 | 33% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 34.1% | Within capacity |
| 20:30~21:00 | 34.9% | Within capacity |
| 21:00~21:30 | 40.4% | Within capacity |
| 21:30~22:00 | 37.9% | Within capacity |
| 22:00~22:30 | 36.3% | Within capacity |
| 22:30~23:00 | 30.5% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 33.8% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 18.1% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 11.7% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 2.9% | Seats free |
Weekday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~07:00, 10:30~12:30, 13:00~13:30, 14:00~15:30, 16:00~16:30, 18:30~01:00
The busiest time is 08:00~08:30 at 82.2%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 14.3% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 20.4% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 25.4% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 49.1% | Within capacity |
| 07:30~08:00 | 71.7% | Within capacity |
| 08:00~08:30 | 82.2% | Within capacity |
| 08:30~09:00 | 78.1% | Within capacity |
| 09:00~09:30 | 67.1% | Within capacity |
| 09:30~10:00 | 41.6% | Within capacity |
| 10:00~10:30 | 38.2% | Within capacity |
| 10:30~11:00 | 31.1% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 29.2% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 30% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 33.7% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 37.5% | Within capacity |
| 13:00~13:30 | 32.4% | Seats free |
| 13:30~14:00 | 38.2% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 27.2% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 33.1% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 33.4% | Seats free |
| 15:30~16:00 | 42.6% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 29.8% | Seats free |
| 16:30~17:00 | 40.8% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 35.8% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 39.7% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 39.5% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 26.8% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 18.6% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 17.2% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 14.5% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 14.3% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 15.2% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 11% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 11.9% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 8.2% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 7.4% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 4.9% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 4.8% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0.7% | Seats free |
Saturday, Up
Times to sit: 05:30~12:00, 18:30~21:00, 21:30~01:00
The busiest time is 14:00~14:30 at 45%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 10% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 12.6% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 11.1% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 10.9% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 10.6% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 15.3% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 18.2% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 24.5% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 26.6% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 31.8% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 30.3% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 31.6% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 32.4% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 39.6% | Within capacity |
| 12:30~13:00 | 38.3% | Within capacity |
| 13:00~13:30 | 40.2% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 39.9% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 45% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 43.1% | Within capacity |
| 15:00~15:30 | 42.1% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 38.8% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 42.5% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 38.9% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 43.2% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 34.3% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 38.3% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 28.9% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 25.2% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 25.2% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 30% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 27.3% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 34.6% | Within capacity |
| 21:30~22:00 | 31.9% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 30.2% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 30.6% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 33% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 21.3% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 17.9% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Saturday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~09:30, 18:30~01:00
The busiest time is 12:30~13:00 at 53.8%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 11.4% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 15.2% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 11.9% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 12% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 23.3% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 21.1% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 30.1% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 30.3% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 41.7% | Within capacity |
| 10:00~10:30 | 41.6% | Within capacity |
| 10:30~11:00 | 44% | Within capacity |
| 11:00~11:30 | 42.2% | Within capacity |
| 11:30~12:00 | 39.3% | Within capacity |
| 12:00~12:30 | 44% | Within capacity |
| 12:30~13:00 | 53.8% | Within capacity |
| 13:00~13:30 | 45.8% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 47.3% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 47.9% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 48.6% | Within capacity |
| 15:00~15:30 | 43.2% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 52.4% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 40.2% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 51.1% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 36.6% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 51.4% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 34.1% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 23.3% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 27% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 21.4% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 17.2% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 17.3% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 15.8% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 15.2% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 12.8% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 10.9% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 12.1% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 14.7% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 0% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Sunday, Up
Times to sit: 05:30~01:00
The busiest time is 14:30~15:00 at 32.8%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 4.8% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 7.4% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 8.7% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 8.3% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 7.6% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 10% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 13.9% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 21.4% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 20.9% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 24.6% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 21.9% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 25.9% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 22.5% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 26.7% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 28.3% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 30.9% | Seats free |
| 13:30~14:00 | 30.1% | Seats free |
| 14:00~14:30 | 32.7% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 32.8% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 30% | Seats free |
| 15:30~16:00 | 29% | Seats free |
| 16:00~16:30 | 30.8% | Seats free |
| 16:30~17:00 | 28.6% | Seats free |
| 17:00~17:30 | 30.5% | Seats free |
| 17:30~18:00 | 24.2% | Seats free |
| 18:00~18:30 | 32.6% | Seats free |
| 18:30~19:00 | 22.9% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 21.2% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 19.3% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 21.9% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 22.2% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 28.3% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 23.5% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 22.1% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 22.4% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 22.9% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 13.4% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 18.1% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Sunday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~12:30, 15:00~15:30, 16:00~17:30, 18:00~01:00
The busiest time is 12:30~13:00 at 39.6%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 6.5% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 8.9% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 8% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 7.5% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 15.2% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 13.3% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 21.5% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 22.2% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 31.8% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 28.5% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 33.6% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 28.3% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 27.8% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 31.2% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 39.6% | Within capacity |
| 13:00~13:30 | 35.4% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 37% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 37.6% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 37% | Within capacity |
| 15:00~15:30 | 33.1% | Seats free |
| 15:30~16:00 | 37% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 28.4% | Seats free |
| 16:30~17:00 | 30.9% | Seats free |
| 17:00~17:30 | 23.9% | Seats free |
| 17:30~18:00 | 34.3% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 25.7% | Seats free |
| 18:30~19:00 | 18.1% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 21.8% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 17.8% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 13.5% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 15.1% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 12.4% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 11.7% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 9.2% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 6.7% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 7.7% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 5.2% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 0% | 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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