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종로3가 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 종로3가 Line 3.

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At 08:00~08:30 the average is 36.9%.

Seats are taken and some people stand. Within capacity.

  • The nearest earlier time to sit is 07:00~07:30.
  • The nearest later time to sit is 10:00~10:30.

Weekday, Up

Times to sit: 05:30~07:30, 10:00~11:00, 23:30~01:00

The busiest time is 18:00~18:30 at 112.6%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0012.6%Seats free
06:00~06:3013.8%Seats free
06:30~07:0019.4%Seats free
07:00~07:3027.5%Seats free
07:30~08:0035.4%Within capacity
08:00~08:3036.9%Within capacity
08:30~09:0040.3%Within capacity
09:00~09:3036.9%Within capacity
09:30~10:0037.3%Within capacity
10:00~10:3030.1%Seats free
10:30~11:0033.1%Seats free
11:00~11:3039%Within capacity
11:30~12:0041.6%Within capacity
12:00~12:3041%Within capacity
12:30~13:0058.1%Within capacity
13:00~13:3051.4%Within capacity
13:30~14:0041.5%Within capacity
14:00~14:3042.6%Within capacity
14:30~15:0052.2%Within capacity
15:00~15:3067.8%Within capacity
15:30~16:0065%Within capacity
16:00~16:3058.6%Within capacity
16:30~17:0064.3%Within capacity
17:00~17:3095.4%Within capacity
17:30~18:0089.8%Within capacity
18:00~18:30112.6%Over capacity
18:30~19:0092.9%Within capacity
19:00~19:3075.3%Within capacity
19:30~20:0058%Within capacity
20:00~20:3051%Within capacity
20:30~21:0046.7%Within capacity
21:00~21:3046.6%Within capacity
21:30~22:0045.2%Within capacity
22:00~22:3048.9%Within capacity
22:30~23:0051.7%Within capacity
23:00~23:3036.8%Within capacity
23:30~00:0023.9%Seats free
00:00~00:3014.1%Seats free
00:30~01:007.5%Seats free

Weekday, Down

Times to sit: 05:30~06:00, 11:30~12:00, 19:00~01:00

The busiest time is 08:00~08:30 at 89.3%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0029%Seats free
06:00~06:3034.5%Within capacity
06:30~07:0042.1%Within capacity
07:00~07:3058.6%Within capacity
07:30~08:0072.6%Within capacity
08:00~08:3089.3%Within capacity
08:30~09:0076.4%Within capacity
09:00~09:3060.1%Within capacity
09:30~10:0048.7%Within capacity
10:00~10:3043%Within capacity
10:30~11:0046.3%Within capacity
11:00~11:3041.2%Within capacity
11:30~12:0033.5%Seats free
12:00~12:3040.9%Within capacity
12:30~13:0042.3%Within capacity
13:00~13:3055.9%Within capacity
13:30~14:0053.4%Within capacity
14:00~14:3045.6%Within capacity
14:30~15:0038.8%Within capacity
15:00~15:3045.4%Within capacity
15:30~16:0049.9%Within capacity
16:00~16:3071.3%Within capacity
16:30~17:0059.5%Within capacity
17:00~17:3043.8%Within capacity
17:30~18:0049.2%Within capacity
18:00~18:3059.3%Within capacity
18:30~19:0038%Within capacity
19:00~19:3026.4%Seats free
19:30~20:0020%Seats free
20:00~20:3019.5%Seats free
20:30~21:0019.9%Seats free
21:00~21:3021.7%Seats free
21:30~22:0021.4%Seats free
22:00~22:3020.5%Seats free
22:30~23:0016.1%Seats free
23:00~23:3013.5%Seats free
23:30~00:009.8%Seats free
00:00~00:304.1%Seats free
00:30~01:002.6%Seats free

Saturday, Up

Times to sit: 05:30~09:00, 23:30~01:00

The busiest time is 17:00~17:30 at 69%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:008.8%Seats free
06:00~06:309.6%Seats free
06:30~07:009.9%Seats free
07:00~07:3011.8%Seats free
07:30~08:0017%Seats free
08:00~08:3022.9%Seats free
08:30~09:0028.1%Seats free
09:00~09:3041.5%Within capacity
09:30~10:0045.5%Within capacity
10:00~10:3044.1%Within capacity
10:30~11:0053.2%Within capacity
11:00~11:3049.1%Within capacity
11:30~12:0051.6%Within capacity
12:00~12:3046.4%Within capacity
12:30~13:0056.1%Within capacity
13:00~13:3057.8%Within capacity
13:30~14:0054.9%Within capacity
14:00~14:3057.3%Within capacity
14:30~15:0057.6%Within capacity
15:00~15:3054.4%Within capacity
15:30~16:0058.6%Within capacity
16:00~16:3062.3%Within capacity
16:30~17:0057.2%Within capacity
17:00~17:3069%Within capacity
17:30~18:0054.4%Within capacity
18:00~18:3058.9%Within capacity
18:30~19:0054.1%Within capacity
19:00~19:3041.9%Within capacity
19:30~20:0039.8%Within capacity
20:00~20:3039.8%Within capacity
20:30~21:0053.7%Within capacity
21:00~21:3047.1%Within capacity
21:30~22:0046.2%Within capacity
22:00~22:3043.8%Within capacity
22:30~23:0046.5%Within capacity
23:00~23:3034.7%Within capacity
23:30~00:0017.4%Seats free
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Saturday, Down

Times to sit: 05:30~08:00, 18:30~01:00

The busiest time is 16:00~16:30 at 56.1%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0017.1%Seats free
06:00~06:3017%Seats free
06:30~07:0014.8%Seats free
07:00~07:3016.7%Seats free
07:30~08:0020.9%Seats free
08:00~08:3035.4%Within capacity
08:30~09:0038.4%Within capacity
09:00~09:3044.7%Within capacity
09:30~10:0045.6%Within capacity
10:00~10:3043.5%Within capacity
10:30~11:0044.9%Within capacity
11:00~11:3049.2%Within capacity
11:30~12:0048%Within capacity
12:00~12:3044.1%Within capacity
12:30~13:0048.6%Within capacity
13:00~13:3042.1%Within capacity
13:30~14:0044.8%Within capacity
14:00~14:3047.7%Within capacity
14:30~15:0050.7%Within capacity
15:00~15:3049.9%Within capacity
15:30~16:0052.9%Within capacity
16:00~16:3056.1%Within capacity
16:30~17:0055%Within capacity
17:00~17:3049.8%Within capacity
17:30~18:0044.4%Within capacity
18:00~18:3040.7%Within capacity
18:30~19:0033.4%Seats free
19:00~19:3028.8%Seats free
19:30~20:0024.9%Seats free
20:00~20:3026.8%Seats free
20:30~21:0024.9%Seats free
21:00~21:3026.7%Seats free
21:30~22:0026.3%Seats free
22:00~22:3023.9%Seats free
22:30~23:0021.2%Seats free
23:00~23:3013.8%Seats free
23:30~00:009.3%Seats free
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Sunday, Up

Times to sit: 05:30~09:30, 10:00~10:30, 11:30~12:30, 19:00~20:30, 21:00~01:00

The busiest time is 20:30~21:00 at 44.1%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:006%Seats free
06:00~06:306.9%Seats free
06:30~07:007%Seats free
07:00~07:309.4%Seats free
07:30~08:0012.2%Seats free
08:00~08:3014.4%Seats free
08:30~09:0020.3%Seats free
09:00~09:3031%Seats free
09:30~10:0035.8%Within capacity
10:00~10:3033.9%Seats free
10:30~11:0035.4%Within capacity
11:00~11:3035.6%Within capacity
11:30~12:0033.4%Seats free
12:00~12:3033.6%Seats free
12:30~13:0037.1%Within capacity
13:00~13:3038.4%Within capacity
13:30~14:0038%Within capacity
14:00~14:3042.1%Within capacity
14:30~15:0035%Within capacity
15:00~15:3037%Within capacity
15:30~16:0040.5%Within capacity
16:00~16:3041.4%Within capacity
16:30~17:0040.2%Within capacity
17:00~17:3039.5%Within capacity
17:30~18:0037.1%Within capacity
18:00~18:3040.3%Within capacity
18:30~19:0038.9%Within capacity
19:00~19:3029.7%Seats free
19:30~20:0030.2%Seats free
20:00~20:3031.4%Seats free
20:30~21:0044.1%Within capacity
21:00~21:3032.1%Seats free
21:30~22:0030.9%Seats free
22:00~22:3030.1%Seats free
22:30~23:0026.5%Seats free
23:00~23:3020.7%Seats free
23:30~00:0010.5%Seats free
00:00~00:300%Seats free
00:30~01:000%Seats free

Sunday, Down

Times to sit: 05:30~11:00, 11:30~12:30, 13:00~14:00, 17:00~01:00

The busiest time is 16:00~16:30 at 40.2%.

All 30-minute steps
TimeCrowdingLevel
05:30~06:0010.5%Seats free
06:00~06:3010.6%Seats free
06:30~07:009.9%Seats free
07:00~07:309.6%Seats free
07:30~08:0011.4%Seats free
08:00~08:3021.6%Seats free
08:30~09:0023.7%Seats free
09:00~09:3027.4%Seats free
09:30~10:0031.6%Seats free
10:00~10:3029%Seats free
10:30~11:0033.7%Seats free
11:00~11:3034.6%Within capacity
11:30~12:0032%Seats free
12:00~12:3030.7%Seats free
12:30~13:0034.1%Within capacity
13:00~13:3031.3%Seats free
13:30~14:0031.1%Seats free
14:00~14:3035.4%Within capacity
14:30~15:0036.5%Within capacity
15:00~15:3035.8%Within capacity
15:30~16:0035.4%Within capacity
16:00~16:3040.2%Within capacity
16:30~17:0034.8%Within capacity
17:00~17:3033.8%Seats free
17:30~18:0032%Seats free
18:00~18:3029%Seats free
18:30~19:0022.2%Seats free
19:00~19:3021.4%Seats free
19:30~20:0017.8%Seats free
20:00~20:3018.8%Seats free
20:30~21:0017.3%Seats free
21:00~21:3016.8%Seats free
21:30~22:0015.2%Seats free
22:00~22:3014.6%Seats free
22:30~23:0010.2%Seats free
23:00~23:306.9%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.