Statistics for 2016
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, 2016 and December 31, 2016, Rijden de Treinen has reported 3,031 disruptions. On average 8 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 10 months, 22 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes. This translates to an average of 21 hours, 21 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 35 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 train569 disruptions • avg. duration: 49 minutes -
Signal failure366 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 28 minutes -
Points failure255 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes -
Person hit by a train249 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes -
An earlier disruption151 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes -
An emergency call112 disruptions • avg. duration: 57 minutes -
Level crossing failure102 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes -
Unexpected engineering works87 disruptions • avg. duration: 5 hours, 13 minutes -
Repair works76 disruptions • avg. duration: 8 hours, 6 minutes
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Stranded train71 disruptions • avg. duration: 56 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport122 disruptions • duration: 9 days, 23 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal121 disruptions • duration: 10 days, 13 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal119 disruptions • duration: 12 days, 4 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal119 disruptions • duration: 12 days, 2 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport105 disruptions • duration: 7 days, 1 hour
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Leiden Centraal - Utrecht Centraal101 disruptions • duration: 9 days, 18 hours
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Almere Oostvaarders - Utrecht Centraal92 disruptions • duration: 7 days, 23 hours
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Arnhem Centraal - Utrecht Centraal79 disruptions • duration: 8 days, 8 hours
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's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht Centraal79 disruptions • duration: 7 days, 12 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport79 disruptions • duration: 5 days, 1 hour
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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