Statistics for October 2015
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 October 1, 2015 and October 31, 2015, Rijden de Treinen has reported 258 disruptions. On average 8 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 22 days, 2 hours, 2 minutes. This translates to an average of 17 hours, 6 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 3 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 train44 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 1 minute -
Points failure28 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes -
Person hit by a train27 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes -
Signal failure20 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes -
Repair works18 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 52 minutes -
An earlier disruption11 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes -
An emergency call11 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes -
Signalling and points failure10 disruptions • avg. duration: 45 minutes
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Person on the railway track9 disruptions • avg. duration: 30 minutes -
Slippery railway tracks8 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport17 disruptions • duration: 17 hours, 57 minutes
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal17 disruptions • duration: 16 hours, 16 minutes
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Hoek van Holland Strand - Rotterdam Centraal16 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 4 hours
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal14 disruptions • duration: 15 hours, 6 minutes
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport13 disruptions • duration: 12 hours, 13 minutes
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Eindhoven - Venlo10 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 12 minutes
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal10 disruptions • duration: 10 hours, 32 minutes
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Amersfoort - Utrecht Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 16 hours, 57 minutes
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 14 hours, 19 minutes
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Dordrecht - Rotterdam Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 10 hours, 26 minutes
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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