Statistics for April 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 April 1, 2012 and April 30, 2012, Rijden de Treinen has reported 137 disruptions. On average 4 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 17 days, 9 hours, 22 minutes. This translates to an average of 13 hours, 28 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 3 hours, 3 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 train22 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 6 minutes -
Points failure18 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes -
Person hit by a train14 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 33 minutes -
Defective point9 disruptions • avg. duration: 11 hours, 5 minutes
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Signalling and points failure9 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes -
Signal and level crossing failure8 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes -
An obstruction on the line5 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes -
Stranded train5 disruptions • avg. duration: 44 minutes
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Police action5 disruptions • avg. duration: 42 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires4 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 3 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport17 disruptions • duration: 4 days, 4 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport14 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 2 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal13 disruptions • duration: 2 days
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Schiphol Airport - Zaandam8 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 4 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport8 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 1 hour
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL8 disruptions • duration: 8 hours, 48 minutes
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport6 disruptions • duration: 23 hours, 52 minutes
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Dordrecht - Rotterdam Centraal6 disruptions • duration: 12 hours, 16 minutes
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Amersfoort - Utrecht Centraal5 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 20 hours
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's-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen5 disruptions • duration: 14 hours, 2 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.
You can also view statistics for a single year or a specific month:
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