Statistics for September 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 September 1, 2014 and September 30, 2014, Rijden de Treinen has reported 180 disruptions. On average 6 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 17 days, 5 hours, 2 minutes. This translates to an average of 13 hours, 19 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 18 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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Signal failure28 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes -
Broken down train25 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes -
Points failure20 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes -
Person hit by a train15 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 39 minutes -
Repair works12 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 34 minutes -
An earlier disruption11 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 57 minutes -
Level crossing failure7 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes -
Signalling and points failure7 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes
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Signal and level crossing failure5 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 21 minutes
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Deployment of the fire department5 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 10 hours, 47 minutes
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 13 hours, 25 minutes
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 1 hour
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Hoek van Holland Strand - Rotterdam Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 6 minutes
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's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven7 disruptions • duration: 13 hours, 22 minutes
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Arnhem Centraal - Utrecht Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 9 hours, 5 minutes
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL6 disruptions • duration: 15 hours, 19 minutes
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Roermond - Venlo6 disruptions • duration: 10 hours, 9 minutes
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Arnhem Centraal - Winterswijk6 disruptions • duration: 10 hours, 5 minutes
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Eindhoven - Roermond6 disruptions • duration: 9 hours, 59 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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