Statistics for January 2012
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, 2012 and January 31, 2012, Rijden de Treinen has reported 165 disruptions. On average 5 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 21 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes. This translates to an average of 16 hours, 8 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 3 hours, 8 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 failure26 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 19 minutes -
Person hit by a train21 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 28 minutes -
Broken down train19 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes -
Points failure13 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 32 minutes -
An earlier disruption7 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 16 minutes -
Power failure7 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes -
Police action6 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 28 minutes -
Tree on the track5 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes
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Signal and level crossing failure5 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 22 minutes -
Lightning strike4 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 21 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport14 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 17 hours
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Dordrecht - Geldermalsen12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 17 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Lelystad Centrum12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 1 hour
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 5 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 16 hours
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Almere Oostvaarders - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 19 hours, 42 minutes
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal8 disruptions • duration: 11 hours, 36 minutes
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Arnhem Centraal - Winterswijk7 disruptions • duration: 19 hours, 20 minutes
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Leeuwarden - Zwolle7 disruptions • duration: 12 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport6 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 22 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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