Statistics for December 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 December 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, Rijden de Treinen has reported 159 disruptions. On average 5 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 18 days, 5 hours, 26 minutes. This translates to an average of 13 hours, 40 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 45 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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Signal failure34 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 40 minutes -
Person hit by a train23 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 28 minutes -
Broken down train18 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 1 minute -
Signalling and points failure8 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 51 minutes
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Signal and level crossing failure7 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 48 minutes -
Power failure7 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes -
Points failure6 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes -
Railway problems abroad5 disruptions • avg. duration: 6 hours, 56 minutes -
Collision with a vehicle5 disruptions • avg. duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes
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Tree on the track4 disruptions • avg. duration: 54 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Arnhem Centraal - Utrecht Centraal8 disruptions • duration: 22 hours, 34 minutes
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Dordrecht - Geldermalsen8 disruptions • duration: 15 hours
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Alkmaar - Amsterdam Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 13 hours, 50 minutes
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal6 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 9 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport6 disruptions • duration: 19 hours, 56 minutes
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Rhenen - Utrecht Centraal6 disruptions • duration: 18 hours, 4 minutes
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport6 disruptions • duration: 17 hours, 28 minutes
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal6 disruptions • duration: 12 hours, 44 minutes
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Hamm (Westf.) - Venlo5 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 11 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Utrecht Centraal5 disruptions • duration: 16 hours, 4 minutes
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.
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