Seoul Subway Gangnam Station recorded the highest transportation card revenue in the first half of this year. The monthly average was 2.8 billion won, followed by Hongik Univ. Station (about 2.7 billion won) and Jamsil Station (about 2.6 billion won). These stations also ranked as the top three with more than 150,000 daily boardings and alightings on average last year.
Seoul Metro on the 9th released an analysis of Seoul subway transportation card revenue for the first half of this year.
Gangnam Station's transportation card revenue in the first half of this year totaled 16.99565 billion won, the highest among Seoul subway stations. The monthly average was 2.83261 billion won. Next were Hongik Univ. Station at 16.59712 billion won (a monthly average of 2.76619 billion won) and Jamsil Station at 16.07375 billion won (a monthly average of 2.67896 billion won). Gangnam Station also topped transportation card revenue four times in the first half, in January, February, March, and June.
The corporation analyzed that the concentration of office and commercial facilities around Gangnam Station steadily reflected demand for commuting, shopping, and leisure travel. Gangnam Station also recorded the highest revenue last year, with a monthly average of about 2.7 billion won in transportation card revenue.
Also, Jamsil Station ranked first for transportation card revenue in April, and Hongik Univ. Station did so in May. The monthly leader changed depending on seasons, events, and tourism demand.
Jamsil Station recorded more than 3 billion won in revenue in April alone. That was the highest monthly amount among all stations in the first half of this year. This is attributed to the Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival that began in April, various pop-up stores set up around Jamsil, and the start of the professional baseball season.
Backed by tourism and cultural content demand, Hongik Univ. Station posted the highest revenue in May at about 2.9 billion won. In May, large inflows of overseas tourists during Japan's Golden Week and China's Labor Day holidays were analyzed to have led to an increase in visitors to the Hongdae area.
The corporation said the analysis confirmed that transportation card revenue serves as an indicator that shows the city's diverse mobility patterns—beyond simple ridership numbers—such as citizens' daily life, tourism, culture, and leisure activities.
Ma Hae-geun, head of the Sales Division at Seoul Metro, said, "We will continue to work to provide more convenient services by analyzing citizens' movement patterns using transportation usage data."