Statistics for May 2017
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, 2017 and May 31, 2017, Rijden de Treinen has reported 380 disruptions. On average 12 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 1 month, 3 days, 14 minutes. This translates to an average of 1 day, 1 hour, 30 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 9 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 train124 disruptions • avg. duration: 59 minutes
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Signal failure36 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes
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Points failure31 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes
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Person hit by a train18 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes
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Person on the railway track17 disruptions • avg. duration: 39 minutes
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Stranded train16 disruptions • avg. duration: 47 minutes
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Level crossing failure13 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 13 minutes
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An emergency call10 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
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Problems with the rolling stock9 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 46 minutes
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Repair works8 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 43 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL25 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 1 hour
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal24 disruptions • duration: 3 days
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Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS21 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 11 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport18 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 19 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport15 disruptions • duration: 13 hours, 59 minutes
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Eindhoven - Tilburg13 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 16 hours
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Breda - Tilburg13 disruptions • duration: 23 hours, 28 minutes
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Arnhem Centraal - Düsseldorf Hbf12 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 1 hour
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Arnhem Centraal - Frankfurt (M) Hbf12 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 1 hour
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 10 hours
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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