Statistics for October 2020
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 October 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020, Rijden de Treinen has reported 406 disruptions. On average 13 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 20 days, 21 hours, 16 minutes. This translates to an average of 15 hours, 40 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 1 hour, 14 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 train158 disruptions • avg. duration: 33 minutes -
Stranded train52 disruptions • avg. duration: 35 minutes
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Collision45 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes -
Signal failure31 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes -
Points failure15 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes -
An emergency call12 disruptions • avg. duration: 36 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires7 disruptions • avg. duration: 8 hours, 58 minutes -
Power failure7 disruptions • avg. duration: 35 minutes
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Signal and level crossing failure6 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 37 minutes -
Damaged railway bridge6 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 18 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL24 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 2 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL19 disruptions • duration: 17 hours, 25 minutes
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Amersfoort - Zwolle15 disruptions • duration: 15 hours, 17 minutes
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport15 disruptions • duration: 12 hours, 31 minutes
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport14 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 17 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal14 disruptions • duration: 14 hours, 5 minutes
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's-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen13 disruptions • duration: 11 hours, 21 minutes
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Dordrecht - Rotterdam Centraal13 disruptions • duration: 9 hours, 23 minutes
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Amersfoort - Amsterdam Centraal12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 13 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Lelystad Centrum12 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 56 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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