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독립문 Line 3: 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 독립문 Line 3.

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At 08:00~08:30 the average is 14.8%.

At or under seat capacity. A seat may be free.

This time is within the times to sit.

Weekday, Up

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

The busiest time is 18:00~18:30 at 112.3%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0010.6%Seats free
06:00~06:309.9%Seats free
06:30~07:008.6%Seats free
07:00~07:3011.7%Seats free
07:30~08:0013%Seats free
08:00~08:3014.8%Seats free
08:30~09:0010.9%Seats free
09:00~09:3012.3%Seats free
09:30~10:0013.4%Seats free
10:00~10:3011.9%Seats free
10:30~11:0013.3%Seats free
11:00~11:3017%Seats free
11:30~12:0021%Seats free
12:00~12:3023.3%Seats free
12:30~13:0032.1%Seats free
13:00~13:3033%Seats free
13:30~14:0028.7%Seats free
14:00~14:3030.9%Seats free
14:30~15:0038.7%Within capacity
15:00~15:3059.8%Within capacity
15:30~16:0057.6%Within capacity
16:00~16:3056.1%Within capacity
16:30~17:0058.3%Within capacity
17:00~17:3095%Within capacity
17:30~18:00100.1%Over capacity
18:00~18:30112.3%Over capacity
18:30~19:00103.4%Over capacity
19:00~19:3079.9%Within capacity
19:30~20:0061.8%Within capacity
20:00~20:3053.5%Within capacity
20:30~21:0051.8%Within capacity
21:00~21:3048.2%Within capacity
21:30~22:0047.5%Within capacity
22:00~22:3048.9%Within capacity
22:30~23:0053.3%Within capacity
23:00~23:3036.6%Within capacity
23:30~00:0026.5%Seats free
00:00~00:3013.5%Seats free
00:30~01:0012.1%Seats free

Weekday, Down

Times to sit: 14:00~15:30, 16:30~01:00

The busiest time is 08:00~08:30 at 129.9%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0034.8%Within capacity
06:00~06:3047.9%Within capacity
06:30~07:0060.1%Within capacity
07:00~07:3081.7%Within capacity
07:30~08:00106.1%Over capacity
08:00~08:30129.9%Over capacity
08:30~09:0098.6%Within capacity
09:00~09:3081.9%Within capacity
09:30~10:0064.7%Within capacity
10:00~10:3053.5%Within capacity
10:30~11:0057.7%Within capacity
11:00~11:3043.5%Within capacity
11:30~12:0037.9%Within capacity
12:00~12:3038.7%Within capacity
12:30~13:0043.1%Within capacity
13:00~13:3051.3%Within capacity
13:30~14:0043.9%Within capacity
14:00~14:3030.5%Seats free
14:30~15:0029.7%Seats free
15:00~15:3027.9%Seats free
15:30~16:0037.3%Within capacity
16:00~16:3041.9%Within capacity
16:30~17:0032.7%Seats free
17:00~17:3023.5%Seats free
17:30~18:0027.2%Seats free
18:00~18:3023.1%Seats free
18:30~19:0018.6%Seats free
19:00~19:3013.1%Seats free
19:30~20:0011.2%Seats free
20:00~20:309.6%Seats free
20:30~21:009.6%Seats free
21:00~21:3010.2%Seats free
21:30~22:0012.6%Seats free
22:00~22:3010.6%Seats free
22:30~23:008.4%Seats free
23:00~23:307.9%Seats free
23:30~00:004.5%Seats free
00:00~00:302.8%Seats free
00:30~01:001.9%Seats free

Saturday, Up

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

The busiest time is 18:30~19:00 at 54.8%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:008%Seats free
06:00~06:308.1%Seats free
06:30~07:006.7%Seats free
07:00~07:308%Seats free
07:30~08:0010.5%Seats free
08:00~08:3012.9%Seats free
08:30~09:0015.4%Seats free
09:00~09:3019.7%Seats free
09:30~10:0019.7%Seats free
10:00~10:3019.5%Seats free
10:30~11:0020.5%Seats free
11:00~11:3024.6%Seats free
11:30~12:0023.4%Seats free
12:00~12:3025%Seats free
12:30~13:0027.3%Seats free
13:00~13:3030%Seats free
13:30~14:0033.3%Seats free
14:00~14:3031.9%Seats free
14:30~15:0030.7%Seats free
15:00~15:3037%Within capacity
15:30~16:0042.1%Within capacity
16:00~16:3045.6%Within capacity
16:30~17:0051.1%Within capacity
17:00~17:3051.5%Within capacity
17:30~18:0050.1%Within capacity
18:00~18:3050.3%Within capacity
18:30~19:0054.8%Within capacity
19:00~19:3039.3%Within capacity
19:30~20:0042.2%Within capacity
20:00~20:3039.6%Within capacity
20:30~21:0050.9%Within capacity
21:00~21:3051.7%Within capacity
21:30~22:0045.1%Within capacity
22:00~22:3045.5%Within capacity
22:30~23:0043.7%Within capacity
23:00~23:3034.9%Within capacity
23:30~00:0023.7%Seats free
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Saturday, Down

Times to sit: 05:30~08:00, 17:30~01:00

The busiest time is 11:00~11:30 at 66.7%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0018.6%Seats free
06:00~06:3026.5%Seats free
06:30~07:0018.9%Seats free
07:00~07:3021.5%Seats free
07:30~08:0032%Seats free
08:00~08:3047.9%Within capacity
08:30~09:0051.9%Within capacity
09:00~09:3055.1%Within capacity
09:30~10:0057.4%Within capacity
10:00~10:3054.7%Within capacity
10:30~11:0059.2%Within capacity
11:00~11:3066.7%Within capacity
11:30~12:0052.5%Within capacity
12:00~12:3054.1%Within capacity
12:30~13:0049.2%Within capacity
13:00~13:3044.3%Within capacity
13:30~14:0046%Within capacity
14:00~14:3044.6%Within capacity
14:30~15:0040.5%Within capacity
15:00~15:3043.6%Within capacity
15:30~16:0040.2%Within capacity
16:00~16:3044.6%Within capacity
16:30~17:0038.6%Within capacity
17:00~17:3037.8%Within capacity
17:30~18:0028.2%Seats free
18:00~18:3023.8%Seats free
18:30~19:0019.5%Seats free
19:00~19:3014.8%Seats free
19:30~20:0015.4%Seats free
20:00~20:3013.1%Seats free
20:30~21:0012.3%Seats free
21:00~21:3012.2%Seats free
21:30~22:0014.9%Seats free
22:00~22:3016.6%Seats free
22:30~23:008.9%Seats free
23:00~23:308.7%Seats free
23:30~00:004.9%Seats free
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Sunday, Up

Times to sit: 05:30~17:00, 17:30~18:00, 19:00~20:30, 21:30~01:00

The busiest time is 20:30~21:00 at 40.3%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:006%Seats free
06:00~06:306%Seats free
06:30~07:004.9%Seats free
07:00~07:305.9%Seats free
07:30~08:007.2%Seats free
08:00~08:307.8%Seats free
08:30~09:0010.2%Seats free
09:00~09:3015.9%Seats free
09:30~10:0015%Seats free
10:00~10:3016%Seats free
10:30~11:0015.1%Seats free
11:00~11:3015.3%Seats free
11:30~12:0015%Seats free
12:00~12:3015.8%Seats free
12:30~13:0017.5%Seats free
13:00~13:3018.8%Seats free
13:30~14:0022.3%Seats free
14:00~14:3024.8%Seats free
14:30~15:0023.8%Seats free
15:00~15:3025.9%Seats free
15:30~16:0030.9%Seats free
16:00~16:3032.6%Seats free
16:30~17:0033.5%Seats free
17:00~17:3035.4%Within capacity
17:30~18:0031.9%Seats free
18:00~18:3038.3%Within capacity
18:30~19:0039.3%Within capacity
19:00~19:3029.8%Seats free
19:30~20:0029%Seats free
20:00~20:3030.3%Seats free
20:30~21:0040.3%Within capacity
21:00~21:3039.5%Within capacity
21:30~22:0029.5%Seats free
22:00~22:3031%Seats free
22:30~23:0025.8%Seats free
23:00~23:3021.8%Seats free
23:30~00:0013%Seats free
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Sunday, Down

Times to sit: 05:30~09:00, 13:00~01:00

The busiest time is 10:30~11:00 at 43%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0010.5%Seats free
06:00~06:3016.1%Seats free
06:30~07:0012.1%Seats free
07:00~07:3013.4%Seats free
07:30~08:0019.5%Seats free
08:00~08:3027.9%Seats free
08:30~09:0033.7%Seats free
09:00~09:3035.2%Within capacity
09:30~10:0041.5%Within capacity
10:00~10:3039%Within capacity
10:30~11:0043%Within capacity
11:00~11:3042.3%Within capacity
11:30~12:0035.6%Within capacity
12:00~12:3038%Within capacity
12:30~13:0034.2%Within capacity
13:00~13:3032.3%Seats free
13:30~14:0029.3%Seats free
14:00~14:3031.5%Seats free
14:30~15:0029.6%Seats free
15:00~15:3031.2%Seats free
15:30~16:0026.3%Seats free
16:00~16:3029.1%Seats free
16:30~17:0023.9%Seats free
17:00~17:3024.2%Seats free
17:30~18:0018.3%Seats free
18:00~18:3017.2%Seats free
18:30~19:0012.6%Seats free
19:00~19:3014.2%Seats free
19:30~20:0012.3%Seats free
20:00~20:3012.4%Seats free
20:30~21:0010.3%Seats free
21:00~21:309.8%Seats free
21:30~22:009.5%Seats free
22:00~22:3010.4%Seats free
22:30~23:005.6%Seats free
23:00~23:305.3%Seats free
23:30~00:003.6%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.