Statistics for 2017
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, 2017 and December 31, 2017, Rijden de Treinen has reported 4,085 disruptions. On average 11 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 11 months, 17 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes. This translates to an average of 23 hours, 7 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 4 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 train1,353 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 1 minute -
Signal failure320 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 34 minutes -
Points failure312 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 38 minutes -
Person hit by a train257 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 10 minutes -
Stranded train152 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes
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Person on the railway track129 disruptions • avg. duration: 31 minutes -
An emergency call128 disruptions • avg. duration: 57 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires113 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes -
Level crossing failure104 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes -
Problems with the rolling stock98 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 21 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport209 disruptions • duration: 21 days, 16 hours
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL201 disruptions • duration: 14 days, 6 hours
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal192 disruptions • duration: 14 days, 16 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL149 disruptions • duration: 14 days, 18 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport149 disruptions • duration: 14 days, 12 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal143 disruptions • duration: 14 days, 2 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS142 disruptions • duration: 11 days, 19 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal137 disruptions • duration: 15 days, 21 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal130 disruptions • duration: 9 days, 4 hours
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport127 disruptions • duration: 9 days, 23 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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