Statistics for August 2019
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 August 1, 2019 and August 31, 2019, Rijden de Treinen has reported 483 disruptions. On average 15 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 30 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes. This translates to an average of 22 hours, 59 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 1 hour, 31 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 train211 disruptions • avg. duration: 39 minutes -
Stranded train44 disruptions • avg. duration: 39 minutes
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Signal failure42 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 38 minutes -
Person hit by a train32 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes -
Points failure18 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 52 minutes -
Person on the railway track18 disruptions • avg. duration: 29 minutes -
An emergency call13 disruptions • avg. duration: 47 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires11 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 55 minutes -
Problems with the rolling stock10 disruptions • avg. duration: 14 hours, 52 minutes
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Defective railway track8 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 12 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL34 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 15 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport31 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 2 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport29 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 8 hours
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Groningen - Zwolle20 disruptions • duration: 12 hours, 25 minutes
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Den Haag Centraal - Leiden Centraal18 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 51 minutes
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport18 disruptions • duration: 15 hours, 34 minutes
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's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht Centraal17 disruptions • duration: 23 hours, 18 minutes
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Alkmaar - Amsterdam Centraal17 disruptions • duration: 14 hours, 32 minutes
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport17 disruptions • duration: 10 hours, 54 minutes
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal16 disruptions • duration: 13 hours, 50 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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