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홍대입구 Line 2: 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 홍대입구 Line 2.

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At 08:00~08:30 the average is 113.1%.

The average is above capacity. Very crowded.

  • The nearest earlier time to sit is 06:00~06:30.
  • The nearest later time to sit is 10:00~10:30.

Weekday, Inner loop

Times to sit: 05:30~06:30, 10:00~10:30, 19:00~21:00, 21:30~22:00, 22:30~23:00, 23:30~01:00

The busiest time is 08:00~08:30 at 113.1%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0025.6%Seats free
06:00~06:3030.5%Seats free
06:30~07:0037.4%Within capacity
07:00~07:3053.4%Within capacity
07:30~08:0073.8%Within capacity
08:00~08:30113.1%Over capacity
08:30~09:0081.3%Within capacity
09:00~09:3062.7%Within capacity
09:30~10:0041.8%Within capacity
10:00~10:3033.1%Seats free
10:30~11:0047.6%Within capacity
11:00~11:3040.8%Within capacity
11:30~12:0038.6%Within capacity
12:00~12:3042.8%Within capacity
12:30~13:0044.8%Within capacity
13:00~13:3044.2%Within capacity
13:30~14:0044%Within capacity
14:00~14:3040.7%Within capacity
14:30~15:0037.6%Within capacity
15:00~15:3039.9%Within capacity
15:30~16:0037.1%Within capacity
16:00~16:3042.7%Within capacity
16:30~17:0047.4%Within capacity
17:00~17:3037.8%Within capacity
17:30~18:0034.9%Within capacity
18:00~18:3047.7%Within capacity
18:30~19:0042.7%Within capacity
19:00~19:3028.7%Seats free
19:30~20:0024.1%Seats free
20:00~20:3020.5%Seats free
20:30~21:0023.7%Seats free
21:00~21:3035.1%Within capacity
21:30~22:0029.7%Seats free
22:00~22:3042.8%Within capacity
22:30~23:0028.8%Seats free
23:00~23:3036.5%Within capacity
23:30~00:0024.2%Seats free
00:00~00:3012%Seats free
00:30~01:005.4%Seats free

Weekday, Outer loop

Times to sit: 05:30~07:30, 08:30~14:30, 23:30~01:00

The busiest time is 18:30~19:00 at 88%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0016.2%Seats free
06:00~06:3022.1%Seats free
06:30~07:0020.5%Seats free
07:00~07:3026.5%Seats free
07:30~08:0049%Within capacity
08:00~08:3052.2%Within capacity
08:30~09:0031.1%Seats free
09:00~09:3019.2%Seats free
09:30~10:0015.7%Seats free
10:00~10:3016.2%Seats free
10:30~11:0013.9%Seats free
11:00~11:3022.9%Seats free
11:30~12:0024.3%Seats free
12:00~12:3023.6%Seats free
12:30~13:0027.8%Seats free
13:00~13:3033.4%Seats free
13:30~14:0028.2%Seats free
14:00~14:3031.4%Seats free
14:30~15:0035.5%Within capacity
15:00~15:3036.2%Within capacity
15:30~16:0042.3%Within capacity
16:00~16:3052.4%Within capacity
16:30~17:0046%Within capacity
17:00~17:3066.9%Within capacity
17:30~18:0063%Within capacity
18:00~18:3085.7%Within capacity
18:30~19:0088%Within capacity
19:00~19:3055.7%Within capacity
19:30~20:0044.5%Within capacity
20:00~20:3047.4%Within capacity
20:30~21:0074.8%Within capacity
21:00~21:3055%Within capacity
21:30~22:0051.9%Within capacity
22:00~22:3077.8%Within capacity
22:30~23:0055.3%Within capacity
23:00~23:3046.5%Within capacity
23:30~00:0030%Seats free
00:00~00:3019.4%Seats free
00:30~01:0013.6%Seats free

Saturday, Inner loop

Times to sit: 05:30~08:30, 23:30~01:00

The busiest time is 16:30~17:00 at 62.6%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0023.3%Seats free
06:00~06:3017.1%Seats free
06:30~07:0015.1%Seats free
07:00~07:3016.6%Seats free
07:30~08:0018.3%Seats free
08:00~08:3028.4%Seats free
08:30~09:0034.1%Within capacity
09:00~09:3044.3%Within capacity
09:30~10:0040.3%Within capacity
10:00~10:3044.4%Within capacity
10:30~11:0047.8%Within capacity
11:00~11:3041.7%Within capacity
11:30~12:0047.7%Within capacity
12:00~12:3050.8%Within capacity
12:30~13:0059%Within capacity
13:00~13:3050.9%Within capacity
13:30~14:0061.9%Within capacity
14:00~14:3058%Within capacity
14:30~15:0049.3%Within capacity
15:00~15:3057.3%Within capacity
15:30~16:0049.6%Within capacity
16:00~16:3053.2%Within capacity
16:30~17:0062.6%Within capacity
17:00~17:3054%Within capacity
17:30~18:0056.5%Within capacity
18:00~18:3039.8%Within capacity
18:30~19:0041.3%Within capacity
19:00~19:3035.7%Within capacity
19:30~20:0035.1%Within capacity
20:00~20:3036.2%Within capacity
20:30~21:0037.4%Within capacity
21:00~21:3045.1%Within capacity
21:30~22:0049%Within capacity
22:00~22:3055.5%Within capacity
22:30~23:0052.6%Within capacity
23:00~23:3053%Within capacity
23:30~00:0032.5%Seats free
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Saturday, Outer loop

Times to sit: 05:30~12:00, 00:00~01:00

The busiest time is 22:00~22:30 at 72.7%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0014.9%Seats free
06:00~06:3011.8%Seats free
06:30~07:007.7%Seats free
07:00~07:309%Seats free
07:30~08:0012.9%Seats free
08:00~08:3015.1%Seats free
08:30~09:0017.9%Seats free
09:00~09:3019.4%Seats free
09:30~10:0022.9%Seats free
10:00~10:3026%Seats free
10:30~11:0027.3%Seats free
11:00~11:3029%Seats free
11:30~12:0031.9%Seats free
12:00~12:3034.4%Within capacity
12:30~13:0041.7%Within capacity
13:00~13:3040.8%Within capacity
13:30~14:0039.1%Within capacity
14:00~14:3046.2%Within capacity
14:30~15:0039.6%Within capacity
15:00~15:3046.1%Within capacity
15:30~16:0056.4%Within capacity
16:00~16:3057.6%Within capacity
16:30~17:0059%Within capacity
17:00~17:3066.5%Within capacity
17:30~18:0063.7%Within capacity
18:00~18:3056%Within capacity
18:30~19:0056.3%Within capacity
19:00~19:3053%Within capacity
19:30~20:0052.7%Within capacity
20:00~20:3062.3%Within capacity
20:30~21:0065.2%Within capacity
21:00~21:3068.9%Within capacity
21:30~22:0061.1%Within capacity
22:00~22:3072.7%Within capacity
22:30~23:0058.6%Within capacity
23:00~23:3057.4%Within capacity
23:30~00:0050.4%Within capacity
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Sunday, Inner loop

Times to sit: 05:30~10:00, 11:00~12:00, 18:00~21:00, 23:30~01:00

The busiest time is 13:30~14:00 at 44%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0014.6%Seats free
06:00~06:3010.6%Seats free
06:30~07:0010.1%Seats free
07:00~07:309.7%Seats free
07:30~08:0012.8%Seats free
08:00~08:3020.5%Seats free
08:30~09:0024.1%Seats free
09:00~09:3030%Seats free
09:30~10:0029.4%Seats free
10:00~10:3034.1%Within capacity
10:30~11:0035.4%Within capacity
11:00~11:3032.3%Seats free
11:30~12:0031.1%Seats free
12:00~12:3039.2%Within capacity
12:30~13:0043.6%Within capacity
13:00~13:3034.5%Within capacity
13:30~14:0044%Within capacity
14:00~14:3041.8%Within capacity
14:30~15:0034.2%Within capacity
15:00~15:3038.6%Within capacity
15:30~16:0036.8%Within capacity
16:00~16:3037.6%Within capacity
16:30~17:0038.1%Within capacity
17:00~17:3036.4%Within capacity
17:30~18:0038%Within capacity
18:00~18:3027.2%Seats free
18:30~19:0033.4%Seats free
19:00~19:3029%Seats free
19:30~20:0028.6%Seats free
20:00~20:3029.5%Seats free
20:30~21:0031.4%Seats free
21:00~21:3040.7%Within capacity
21:30~22:0038.3%Within capacity
22:00~22:3039%Within capacity
22:30~23:0038.4%Within capacity
23:00~23:3038.2%Within capacity
23:30~00:0018.8%Seats free
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Sunday, Outer loop

Times to sit: 05:30~14:00, 14:30~15:00, 23:30~01:00

The busiest time is 21:00~21:30 at 52.7%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0016.7%Seats free
06:00~06:309%Seats free
06:30~07:006.3%Seats free
07:00~07:307%Seats free
07:30~08:008.8%Seats free
08:00~08:3012.6%Seats free
08:30~09:0012.6%Seats free
09:00~09:3014.5%Seats free
09:30~10:0018.2%Seats free
10:00~10:3019.7%Seats free
10:30~11:0020.6%Seats free
11:00~11:3023%Seats free
11:30~12:0023.4%Seats free
12:00~12:3023.6%Seats free
12:30~13:0029.9%Seats free
13:00~13:3027.9%Seats free
13:30~14:0028.8%Seats free
14:00~14:3035%Within capacity
14:30~15:0030.2%Seats free
15:00~15:3035.4%Within capacity
15:30~16:0041.5%Within capacity
16:00~16:3039.1%Within capacity
16:30~17:0040.8%Within capacity
17:00~17:3038.7%Within capacity
17:30~18:0043.8%Within capacity
18:00~18:3037.2%Within capacity
18:30~19:0041.6%Within capacity
19:00~19:3041%Within capacity
19:30~20:0040.4%Within capacity
20:00~20:3045.9%Within capacity
20:30~21:0052.4%Within capacity
21:00~21:3052.7%Within capacity
21:30~22:0042.5%Within capacity
22:00~22:3049.7%Within capacity
22:30~23:0039.4%Within capacity
23:00~23:3035.1%Within capacity
23:30~00:0029.7%Seats free
00:00~00:300%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.