Statistics for 2021
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, 2021 and December 31, 2021, Rijden de Treinen has reported 4,874 disruptions. On average 13 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 1 year, 4 months, 18 days, 9 hours, 20 minutes. This translates to an average of 1 day, 9 hours, 1 minute with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 29 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 train1,758 disruptions • avg. duration: 45 minutes -
Collision472 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes -
Stranded train367 disruptions • avg. duration: 48 minutes
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Points failure333 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 16 minutes -
Signal failure316 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes -
An emergency call223 disruptions • avg. duration: 48 minutes -
Repair works120 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 22 minutes -
Person on the railway track107 disruptions • avg. duration: 29 minutes -
Logistical limitations106 disruptions • avg. duration: 6 hours, 31 minutes -
Disruption elsewhere91 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 39 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport246 disruptions • duration: 26 days, 2 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport205 disruptions • duration: 11 days, 17 hours
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL198 disruptions • duration: 11 days, 19 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL194 disruptions • duration: 1 month, 1 day, 2 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport187 disruptions • duration: 1 month, 21 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport168 disruptions • duration: 13 days, 11 hours
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Amersfoort - Amsterdam Centraal166 disruptions • duration: 21 days, 18 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal154 disruptions • duration: 13 days, 5 hours
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Almere Oostvaarders - Utrecht Centraal154 disruptions • duration: 8 days, 19 hours
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's-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen140 disruptions • duration: 8 days, 7 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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