Crowds Expected at BTS Gwanghwamun Event on 21st... Seoul City Implements Traffic Measures Including Subway Skip-Stop Service
Seoul City is implementing special traffic measures, including trains skipping stations and temporary closure of entrances, to prepare for the large crowds expected at the BTS comeback event at Gwanghwamun Square on the 21st. These measures are designed to minimize traffic inconvenience and ensure safety, focusing on the event venue surroundings and subway stations, in anticipation of a concentration of domestic and international visitors in the Gwanghwamun area. Ahead of the BTS comeback event scheduled for March 21, 2026, in the Gwanghwamun area of Seoul, the city is proceeding with a comprehensive traffic plan to manage the large-scale crowd.
On the event day, the 21st, from around 2 PM to 3 PM, all entrances to Gwanghwamun Station, City Hall Station, and Gyeongbokgung Station will be closed, and subway trains will skip these stations. In preparation, some entrances at City Hall Station, Gyeongbokgung Station, and Gwanghwamun Station will be closed earlier in the day, starting from 5 AM. Skip-stop service will continue until around 9 PM to 10 PM, with normal operations resuming after 10 PM.
Fifty-one city bus routes (86 including village and Gyeonggi buses) passing through Sejong-daero, Sajik-ro, and Saemunan-ro will operate on temporary detours. Bus diversions on the Sejong-daero section will begin at 9 PM on the 20th, while diversions on the Sajik-ro and Saemunan-ro sections will start at 4 PM on the 21st and resume normal operations by 11 PM on the 21st. The central bus rapid transit (BRT) stop at Gwanghwamun Station will not stop during the event day. City buses will take temporary detours based on road closure status, and passengers requesting to board or alight at stops along the detour routes will be accommodated. From 9 PM onwards after the event concludes, 12 additional trains will be deployed on subway lines 2, 3, and 5, operating a total of 24 extra services.
Operation of 58 Seoul Bike (Ttareungi) rental stations and 692 racks within a 1km radius of Gwanghwamun will be sequentially suspended from the 19th and will reopen at 9 AM on the 22nd. Seven companies providing shared personal mobility devices (PM) and electric bicycles will also suspend operations in the Gwanghwamun area from 12 PM on the 20th to 9 AM on the 22nd. Special enforcement against illegal parking and towing will be conducted on roads around the event venue from 9 AM to 10 PM on the 21st.
Seoul City announced that real-time traffic information, including subway skip-stop service and bus detours, will be provided through private apps such as Naver Maps and Kakao Map.