Statistics for May 2023
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 May 1, 2023 and May 31, 2023, Rijden de Treinen has reported 400 disruptions. On average 13 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 1 month, 13 days, 14 hours, 17 minutes. This translates to an average of 1 day, 9 hours, 27 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 41 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 train117 disruptions • avg. duration: 44 minutes -
Collision40 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes -
Signalling and points failure29 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes -
Stranded train18 disruptions • avg. duration: 50 minutes
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Staffing problems17 disruptions • avg. duration: 8 hours, 51 minutes -
Person on the railway track17 disruptions • avg. duration: 37 minutes -
Points failure16 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 36 minutes -
An emergency call15 disruptions • avg. duration: 36 minutes -
Signal failure11 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes
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People on the railway track11 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 3 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport23 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 16 hours
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Leeuwarden - Zwolle19 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 6 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport19 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 5 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL17 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 17 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport15 disruptions • duration: 19 hours, 1 minute
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal14 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 9 hours
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Dordrecht - Rotterdam Centraal14 disruptions • duration: 2 days
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Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal14 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 2 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Haarlem13 disruptions • duration: 11 hours, 49 minutes
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 4 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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