Statistics for January 2014
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, 2014 and January 31, 2014, Rijden de Treinen has reported 210 disruptions. On average 7 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 1 month, 1 day, 5 hours, 49 minutes. This translates to an average of 1 day, 11 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 3 hours, 41 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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Unexpected engineering works32 disruptions • avg. duration: 6 hours, 19 minutes -
Signal failure21 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes -
Broken down train20 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes -
Person hit by a train19 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 12 minutes -
Repair works18 disruptions • avg. duration: 13 hours, 33 minutes
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Points failure18 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes -
Damaged railway bridge10 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 47 minutes -
Signalling and points failure8 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours
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An earlier disruption6 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 13 minutes
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Power failure6 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Hoek van Holland Strand - Rotterdam Centraal18 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 11 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport11 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 21 hours
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Groningen - Eemshaven10 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 15 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 17 hours, 10 minutes
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Breda - Tilburg9 disruptions • duration: 19 hours, 14 minutes
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's-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen9 disruptions • duration: 15 hours, 25 minutes
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Groningen - Zwolle8 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 10 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport8 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 54 minutes
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport7 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 31 minutes
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Schiphol Airport - Zaandam7 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 31 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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