Statistics for 2018
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, 2018 and December 31, 2018, Rijden de Treinen has reported 5,190 disruptions. On average 14 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 1 year, 3 months, 2 days, 14 hours, 11 minutes. This translates to an average of 1 day, 6 hours with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 7 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 train2,088 disruptions • avg. duration: 49 minutes -
Signal failure440 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 19 minutes -
Points failure364 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 21 minutes -
Person hit by a train286 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 43 minutes -
An emergency call199 disruptions • avg. duration: 53 minutes -
Disruption elsewhere170 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes -
Level crossing failure154 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 31 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires134 disruptions • avg. duration: 5 hours, 7 minutes -
Collision110 disruptions • avg. duration: 43 minutes
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Problems with the rolling stock96 disruptions • avg. duration: 10 hours, 11 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL355 disruptions • duration: 18 days, 19 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL313 disruptions • duration: 18 days, 21 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport268 disruptions • duration: 16 days, 13 hours
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Breda - Dordrecht249 disruptions • duration: 14 days, 15 hours
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal241 disruptions • duration: 14 days, 5 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport205 disruptions • duration: 12 days, 18 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport196 disruptions • duration: 12 days, 9 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport188 disruptions • duration: 16 days, 17 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS181 disruptions • duration: 10 days, 4 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal178 disruptions • duration: 13 days, 18 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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