Statistics for August 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 August 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024, Rijden de Treinen has reported 492 disruptions. On average 15 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 1 month, 13 days, 12 hours, 28 minutes. This translates to an average of 1 day, 9 hours, 23 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 10 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 train178 disruptions • avg. duration: 33 minutes -
Signal failure44 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 21 minutes -
Collision30 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes -
Staffing problems27 disruptions • avg. duration: 8 hours, 38 minutes -
Points failure21 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 29 minutes -
Person on the railway track21 disruptions • avg. duration: 39 minutes -
Technical investigation14 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
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An emergency call13 disruptions • avg. duration: 37 minutes -
Problem in a tunnel12 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 33 minutes
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Power failure12 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport29 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 5 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport22 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 7 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport21 disruptions • duration: 1 day
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Amsterdam Centraal - Haarlem21 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 10 minutes
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL20 disruptions • duration: 13 hours
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL19 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 4 hours
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Dordrecht - Roosendaal18 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 3 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal18 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 5 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal17 disruptions • duration: 12 hours, 48 minutes
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Amsterdam Centraal - Lelystad Centrum16 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 6 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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