Statistics for 2011
Rijden de Treinen keeps track of all train disruptions in the Netherlands since 2011. Disruptions are archived by line and by cause. On this page, you can lookup statistics like the railway line with the most disruptions, the most common causes for a disruption, or the number of disruptions per month.
It may be interesting to know how these statistics are calculated, and how you can be sure that these statistics are statistically valid. See the explanation for more information about how Rijden de Treinen calculates disruption statistics, and what is the best way to interpret them.
See the list with all causes for disruption for statistics about a specific cause.
Summary
Between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, Rijden de Treinen has reported 1,846 disruptions. On average 5 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 7 months, 6 days, 3 hours, 28 minutes. This translates to an average of 14 hours, 18 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 50 minutes.
Number of disruptions
This graphs shows the number of disruptions within the period you have selected, and the total duration of all disruptions (measured in hours).
Main causes for disruption
In order to better understand the main causes for disruptions, Rijden de Treinen uses categories.
Top 10 disruption causes
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Broken down train237 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes -
Person hit by a train233 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 38 minutes -
Signal failure228 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 38 minutes -
Points failure176 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes -
Signal and level crossing failure110 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 27 minutes -
Cause yet unknown77 disruptions • avg. duration: 5 hours, 44 minutes -
Power failure74 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 54 minutes -
Signalling and points failure70 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 28 minutes
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Damaged overhead wires63 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 11 minutes
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Police action63 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Arnhem Centraal - Winterswijk99 disruptions • duration: 9 days, 3 hours
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Arnhem Centraal - Utrecht Centraal75 disruptions • duration: 9 days, 14 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal72 disruptions • duration: 9 days, 4 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport65 disruptions • duration: 8 days, 1 hour
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport62 disruptions • duration: 7 days, 11 hours
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal60 disruptions • duration: 7 days, 18 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport57 disruptions • duration: 5 days, 22 hours
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Amersfoort - Zwolle56 disruptions • duration: 6 days, 8 hours
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Dordrecht - Rotterdam Centraal55 disruptions • duration: 8 days, 9 hours
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's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht Centraal53 disruptions • duration: 6 days, 13 hours
One disruption often impacts multiple railway lines. In those cases, the same disruption is counted for each affected line.
Exact causes for disruption
This graph shows the various causes for a disruption and the number of disruptions with these causes. The causes for disruptions are provided by NS.
Disruptions per weekday
This graphs shows the number of disruptions per day of the week.
You can also view statistics for a single year or a specific month:
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