Statistics for August 2022
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, 2022 and August 31, 2022, Rijden de Treinen has reported 431 disruptions. On average 13 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 2 months, 11 days, 16 hours, 19 minutes. This translates to an average of 2 days, 5 hours, 1 minute with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 3 hours, 56 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 train110 disruptions • avg. duration: 44 minutes -
Strike49 disruptions • avg. duration: 21 hours, 50 minutes -
Stranded train46 disruptions • avg. duration: 37 minutes
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Signal failure44 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes -
Collision28 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes -
Points failure25 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 3 minutes -
An emergency call21 disruptions • avg. duration: 29 minutes -
Repair works11 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 22 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires10 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 24 minutes -
Staffing problems9 disruptions • avg. duration: 5 hours, 50 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport35 disruptions • duration: 7 days, 8 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport29 disruptions • duration: 5 days
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL25 disruptions • duration: 5 days, 15 hours
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal22 disruptions • duration: 5 days, 14 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport22 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 15 hours
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL21 disruptions • duration: 5 days, 6 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport21 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 20 hours
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Amersfoort - Zwolle17 disruptions • duration: 4 days, 12 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal17 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 14 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Lelystad Centrum16 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 14 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.
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