Statistics for February 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 February 1, 2012 and February 29, 2012, Rijden de Treinen has reported 213 disruptions. On average 7 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 1 month, 2 days, 7 hours, 34 minutes. This translates to an average of 1 day, 2 hours, 39 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 3 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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Points failure51 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 54 minutes -
Broken down train32 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes -
Signal failure19 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 52 minutes -
Weather circumstances12 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 39 minutes -
Person hit by a train12 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 32 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires10 disruptions • avg. duration: 9 hours, 58 minutes -
Multiple disruptions9 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 22 minutes -
Deployment of the fire department8 disruptions • avg. duration: 57 minutes -
Defective trains7 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 39 minutes
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Collision6 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal14 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 20 hours
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Dordrecht - Geldermalsen14 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 3 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal13 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 23 hours
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Arnhem Centraal - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 13 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Utrecht Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 20 hours
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Amersfoort - Utrecht Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 20 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport9 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 9 hours
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Amersfoort - Apeldoorn9 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 6 minutes
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Amersfoort - Ede-Wageningen9 disruptions • duration: 17 hours, 12 minutes
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Alkmaar - Amsterdam Centraal8 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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