Statistics for August 2015
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, 2015 and August 31, 2015, Rijden de Treinen has reported 245 disruptions. On average 8 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 23 days, 7 hours, 48 minutes. This translates to an average of 17 hours, 30 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 17 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 train46 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes -
Repair works25 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 4 minutes -
Signal failure24 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 39 minutes -
Points failure23 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 31 minutes -
Person hit by a train22 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 57 minutes -
An emergency call11 disruptions • avg. duration: 48 minutes -
An earlier disruption7 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 7 minutes -
Power failure7 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 22 minutes -
Over-running engineering works7 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 7 minutes
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Multiple disruptions6 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 1 minute
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal18 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 11 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport16 disruptions • duration: 1 day
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal14 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 3 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal13 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 19 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport13 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 45 minutes
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport13 disruptions • duration: 17 hours, 17 minutes
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 20 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS11 disruptions • duration: 13 hours, 15 minutes
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Leiden Centraal - Utrecht Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 1 hour
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Alkmaar - Amsterdam Centraal8 disruptions • duration: 5 hours, 36 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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