Statistics for March 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 March 1, 2018 and March 31, 2018, Rijden de Treinen has reported 338 disruptions. On average 11 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 30 days, 2 hours, 12 minutes. This translates to an average of 22 hours, 34 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 8 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 train122 disruptions • avg. duration: 56 minutes -
Points failure27 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 7 minutes -
Signal failure27 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 51 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires16 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 54 minutes -
Person hit by a train13 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 38 minutes -
An emergency call13 disruptions • avg. duration: 39 minutes -
Repair works11 disruptions • avg. duration: 5 hours, 33 minutes -
Defective railway track10 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 25 minutes -
Level crossing failure9 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 24 minutes -
Problems with the rolling stock8 disruptions • avg. duration: 6 hours, 27 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal31 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 20 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport18 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 10 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport18 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 3 hours
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Breda - Dordrecht17 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 6 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport16 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 9 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal15 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 6 hours
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL15 disruptions • duration: 20 hours, 52 minutes
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal13 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 10 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS13 disruptions • duration: 18 hours, 48 minutes
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 22 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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