광화문 Line 5: 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 광화문 Line 5.
Check your time
At 08:00~08:30 the average is 73.6%.
Seats are taken and some people stand. Within capacity.
- The nearest earlier time to sit is 06:30~07:00.
- The nearest later time to sit is 09:00~09:30.
Weekday, Up
Times to sit: 05:30~07:00, 09:00~15:30, 21:30~01:00
The busiest time is 08:00~08:30 at 73.6%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 12.8% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 20.8% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 27.8% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 56.2% | Within capacity |
| 07:30~08:00 | 66.3% | Within capacity |
| 08:00~08:30 | 73.6% | Within capacity |
| 08:30~09:00 | 41% | Within capacity |
| 09:00~09:30 | 31.3% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 26.6% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 21.2% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 22.9% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 25.4% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 23.1% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 29% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 28.6% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 32.6% | Seats free |
| 13:30~14:00 | 30% | Seats free |
| 14:00~14:30 | 30.6% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 30.1% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 34% | Seats free |
| 15:30~16:00 | 35.8% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 42.1% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 48.8% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 62.4% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 62.7% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 68.4% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 49.7% | Within capacity |
| 19:00~19:30 | 40.3% | Within capacity |
| 19:30~20:00 | 39.2% | Within capacity |
| 20:00~20:30 | 34.5% | Within capacity |
| 20:30~21:00 | 34.3% | Within capacity |
| 21:00~21:30 | 37.7% | Within capacity |
| 21:30~22:00 | 33.7% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 34% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 26.8% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 23% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 20.4% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 14.2% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 3.9% | Seats free |
Weekday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~07:30, 08:30~12:00, 12:30~15:00, 22:30~01:00
The busiest time is 18:00~18:30 at 81.4%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 18.9% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 15.2% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 19.9% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 26.7% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 36.2% | Within capacity |
| 08:00~08:30 | 42.5% | Within capacity |
| 08:30~09:00 | 28.6% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 24.2% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 22.7% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 22.2% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 27% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 29.2% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 27.5% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 35.4% | Within capacity |
| 12:30~13:00 | 30.5% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 32.9% | Seats free |
| 13:30~14:00 | 32.6% | Seats free |
| 14:00~14:30 | 33.2% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 32.3% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 38.1% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 39.7% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 49.3% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 53.4% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 74.9% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 73.1% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 81.4% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 66.6% | Within capacity |
| 19:00~19:30 | 56.8% | Within capacity |
| 19:30~20:00 | 46.4% | Within capacity |
| 20:00~20:30 | 42.1% | Within capacity |
| 20:30~21:00 | 43.5% | Within capacity |
| 21:00~21:30 | 45.1% | Within capacity |
| 21:30~22:00 | 38.9% | Within capacity |
| 22:00~22:30 | 37.2% | Within capacity |
| 22:30~23:00 | 33.7% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 23.4% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 15% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 7.9% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 6.7% | Seats free |
Saturday, Up
Times to sit: 05:30~13:00, 19:00~20:30, 21:00~01:00
The busiest time is 17:00~17:30 at 49%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 9% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 13.5% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 9% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 11.2% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 13.6% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 17% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 18.5% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 21.1% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 22.8% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 24.8% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 25.9% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 31.6% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 28.7% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 32.8% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 33.1% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 34.3% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 34.9% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 35.5% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 40.8% | Within capacity |
| 15:00~15:30 | 39.8% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 41.2% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 48.6% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 47.7% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 49% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 45.1% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 42.8% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 35.7% | Within capacity |
| 19:00~19:30 | 33.6% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 27.2% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 29.6% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 35.1% | Within capacity |
| 21:00~21:30 | 32.9% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 29.9% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 31.4% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 30.6% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 30.2% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 17.4% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 0% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Saturday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~11:00, 19:00~01:00
The busiest time is 15:00~15:30 at 48.7%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 12.7% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 10.7% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 9% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 10.2% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 13.4% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 19.6% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 21.1% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 27.1% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 27.8% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 30.9% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 33.8% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 34.7% | Within capacity |
| 11:30~12:00 | 37.3% | Within capacity |
| 12:00~12:30 | 38.4% | Within capacity |
| 12:30~13:00 | 41.1% | Within capacity |
| 13:00~13:30 | 43% | Within capacity |
| 13:30~14:00 | 41.6% | Within capacity |
| 14:00~14:30 | 43.3% | Within capacity |
| 14:30~15:00 | 38.3% | Within capacity |
| 15:00~15:30 | 48.7% | Within capacity |
| 15:30~16:00 | 44.5% | Within capacity |
| 16:00~16:30 | 47.5% | Within capacity |
| 16:30~17:00 | 47.4% | Within capacity |
| 17:00~17:30 | 45.7% | Within capacity |
| 17:30~18:00 | 45% | Within capacity |
| 18:00~18:30 | 35.4% | Within capacity |
| 18:30~19:00 | 34.2% | Within capacity |
| 19:00~19:30 | 29.1% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 26.8% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 28.2% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 33.6% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 33.8% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 29.1% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 30.7% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 30.1% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 26.5% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 10.9% | 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 16:30~17:00 at 32.2%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 5.5% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 8.7% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 8.3% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 10.5% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 11% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 12.1% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 13.8% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 16.2% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 18.2% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 19.8% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 18.9% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 21.1% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 20.8% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 21.7% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 24.5% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 26.1% | Seats free |
| 13:30~14:00 | 26.3% | Seats free |
| 14:00~14:30 | 27.1% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 27.5% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 29.5% | Seats free |
| 15:30~16:00 | 29.9% | Seats free |
| 16:00~16:30 | 32.1% | Seats free |
| 16:30~17:00 | 32.2% | Seats free |
| 17:00~17:30 | 31.5% | Seats free |
| 17:30~18:00 | 28.2% | Seats free |
| 18:00~18:30 | 30% | Seats free |
| 18:30~19:00 | 25.3% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 24.1% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 21.5% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 23% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 22.6% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 25.5% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 21.4% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 19.5% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 17.5% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 15.3% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 10.1% | Seats free |
| 00:00~00:30 | 0% | Seats free |
| 00:30~01:00 | 0% | Seats free |
Sunday, Down
Times to sit: 05:30~01:00
The busiest time is 13:00~13:30 at 32.8%.
All 30-minute steps
| Time | Crowding | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30~06:00 | 7.9% | Seats free |
| 06:00~06:30 | 6.1% | Seats free |
| 06:30~07:00 | 5.8% | Seats free |
| 07:00~07:30 | 6.8% | Seats free |
| 07:30~08:00 | 7.9% | Seats free |
| 08:00~08:30 | 12.3% | Seats free |
| 08:30~09:00 | 14.3% | Seats free |
| 09:00~09:30 | 18.4% | Seats free |
| 09:30~10:00 | 20.9% | Seats free |
| 10:00~10:30 | 22.7% | Seats free |
| 10:30~11:00 | 24.8% | Seats free |
| 11:00~11:30 | 25.2% | Seats free |
| 11:30~12:00 | 26.7% | Seats free |
| 12:00~12:30 | 26.9% | Seats free |
| 12:30~13:00 | 28.3% | Seats free |
| 13:00~13:30 | 32.8% | Seats free |
| 13:30~14:00 | 29.6% | Seats free |
| 14:00~14:30 | 29.7% | Seats free |
| 14:30~15:00 | 31.4% | Seats free |
| 15:00~15:30 | 29.7% | Seats free |
| 15:30~16:00 | 29.5% | Seats free |
| 16:00~16:30 | 31.9% | Seats free |
| 16:30~17:00 | 28.9% | Seats free |
| 17:00~17:30 | 32.4% | Seats free |
| 17:30~18:00 | 27.8% | Seats free |
| 18:00~18:30 | 26.1% | Seats free |
| 18:30~19:00 | 23.9% | Seats free |
| 19:00~19:30 | 20.2% | Seats free |
| 19:30~20:00 | 19.6% | Seats free |
| 20:00~20:30 | 19.5% | Seats free |
| 20:30~21:00 | 21.7% | Seats free |
| 21:00~21:30 | 25.8% | Seats free |
| 21:30~22:00 | 20.6% | Seats free |
| 22:00~22:30 | 19.4% | Seats free |
| 22:30~23:00 | 19.8% | Seats free |
| 23:00~23:30 | 15.9% | Seats free |
| 23:30~00:00 | 6.4% | 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.
A new file is published each quarter, and this site is updated when it appears.