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[mithridates]

And now for my second thread. I was gone from July until January and now I live in Gangnam. Every time I get on the line #2 it was been mercifully devoid of people, even at around 9pm. After getting on it a few more times it hasn't been crowded once.

Dare I believe that something has been done about the crowding, and that taking it from now on will be all pleasure and no suffering?

[J.B. Clamence]

In my experience, Line 2 is sparsely populated in some particular sections of the loop, while in other sections it's a giant sandwich and you're the salami.

[Wangja]

hmm try it westbound from Yeoksam or Kangnam in the evening rush ......

[canadian_in_korea]

In the morning if you get there at the right time, you don't quite feel like a sardine....but around 8 am....holy cow! I also find if you walk down to car number 1 there aren't as many people. This of course is at Sadang Station. When you hit Gangnam a bunch of people get off...only to be replaced by more....but Seolleung Station clears most people out. Coming home in the evening I would say you are right, if I go to the COEX for something, between 8:30-9:00 there aren't many people on the train. Earlier at around 6:30-7:00...its pretty crowded.

[Chillin' Villain]

I live by Shindorim Station, and my daily 9 AM experiences there lead me to believe that its line 2 platform is certainly among the worst places on Earth.

Seriously, the crush of people simultaneously transferring between either line 1 or 2 at one of the busiest junctions in Seoul is ridiculous. The layout of the station is decent enough, but it's basically like a big, uncontrolled intersection. And people like to sprint through it, thus creating a 200+ person scrum for me to pinball through every morning. Really, they need some traffic lights inside that place.

So yeah, line 2 has its nasty parts. I was surprised to see there were sparse parts, actually.

[Holyjoe]