Statistics for July 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 July 1, 2012 and July 31, 2012, Rijden de Treinen has reported 185 disruptions. On average 6 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 16 days, 21 hours, 35 minutes. This translates to an average of 12 hours, 40 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 12 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 train31 disruptions • avg. duration: 59 minutes -
Signal failure27 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes -
Person hit by a train22 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 12 minutes -
Points failure19 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 18 minutes -
Signal and level crossing failure10 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 12 minutes -
Lightning strike8 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 48 minutes -
An earlier disruption7 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes -
Level crossing failure6 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 8 minutes
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Police action6 disruptions • avg. duration: 42 minutes -
Power failure5 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal11 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 22 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 11 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 18 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport9 disruptions • duration: 14 hours, 39 minutes
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL8 disruptions • duration: 14 hours, 55 minutes
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport8 disruptions • duration: 9 hours, 50 minutes
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport8 disruptions • duration: 8 hours, 33 minutes
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Leiden Centraal - Utrecht Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 12 hours, 15 minutes
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Alkmaar - Amsterdam Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 11 hours, 28 minutes
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport7 disruptions • duration: 9 hours, 33 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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