Statistics for August 2013
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 August 1, 2013 and August 31, 2013, Rijden de Treinen has reported 181 disruptions. On average 6 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 15 days, 12 hours, 11 minutes. This translates to an average of 11 hours, 38 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 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 train30 disruptions • avg. duration: 49 minutes -
Signal failure29 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes -
Person hit by a train25 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 22 minutes -
Points failure21 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes -
Power failure8 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes -
Repair works7 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 33 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires6 disruptions • avg. duration: 8 hours, 5 minutes
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Signal and level crossing failure5 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes -
Person on the railway track5 disruptions • avg. duration: 21 minutes -
Problems with the rolling stock4 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 58 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport11 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 7 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport10 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 57 minutes
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Amersfoort - Zwolle9 disruptions • duration: 19 hours
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Almere Oostvaarders - Utrecht Centraal8 disruptions • duration: 8 hours, 56 minutes
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 11 hours, 29 minutes
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 8 hours, 55 minutes
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Amersfoort - Amsterdam Centraal6 disruptions • duration: 17 hours, 58 minutes
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal6 disruptions • duration: 11 hours, 18 minutes
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Eindhoven - Venlo6 disruptions • duration: 5 hours, 29 minutes
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Dordrecht - Rotterdam Centraal6 disruptions • duration: 4 hours, 46 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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