Statistics for January 2024
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, 2024 and January 31, 2024, Rijden de Treinen has reported 519 disruptions. On average 16 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 1 month, 27 days, 8 hours, 52 minutes. This translates to an average of 1 day, 19 hours, 47 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 42 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 train172 disruptions • avg. duration: 52 minutes -
Points failure56 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 31 minutes -
Collision51 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes -
Defective railway track23 disruptions • avg. duration: 10 hours, 18 minutes -
Technical investigation18 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes
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Signal failure17 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 24 minutes -
Signalling and points failure17 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes
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An emergency call17 disruptions • avg. duration: 27 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires16 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 19 minutes -
Person on the railway track10 disruptions • avg. duration: 27 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport36 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 15 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL34 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 7 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport30 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 9 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport27 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 3 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal26 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 22 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport25 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 10 hours
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's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht Centraal24 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 23 hours
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL24 disruptions • duration: 23 hours, 2 minutes
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Groningen - Zwolle21 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 2 hours
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Arnhem Centraal - Utrecht Centraal20 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 1 hour
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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