Statistics for May 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 May 1, 2016 and May 31, 2016, Rijden de Treinen has reported 261 disruptions. On average 8 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 30 days, 5 hours, 43 minutes. This translates to an average of 22 hours, 41 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 47 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 failure51 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes -
Broken down train40 disruptions • avg. duration: 55 minutes -
Person hit by a train23 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 28 minutes -
Points failure13 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes -
An earlier disruption11 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours -
An emergency call11 disruptions • avg. duration: 41 minutes -
Stranded train11 disruptions • avg. duration: 38 minutes
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Strike10 disruptions • avg. duration: 18 hours, 37 minutes
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Over-running engineering works10 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 51 minutes -
Level crossing failure9 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal17 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 15 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 11 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 10 hours
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Arnhem Centraal - Utrecht Centraal12 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 26 minutes
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Rhenen - Utrecht Centraal12 disruptions • duration: 18 hours, 19 minutes
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Leiden Centraal - Utrecht Centraal11 disruptions • duration: 22 hours, 29 minutes
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's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 13 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport9 disruptions • duration: 22 hours, 13 minutes
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport9 disruptions • duration: 16 hours, 37 minutes
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Hoek van Holland Strand - Rotterdam Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 9 hours, 24 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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