Statistics for March 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 March 1, 2017 and March 31, 2017, Rijden de Treinen has reported 317 disruptions. On average 10 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 26 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes. This translates to an average of 20 hours, 52 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 2 hours, 2 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: 1 hour, 1 minute -
Signal failure24 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 38 minutes -
Person hit by a train22 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 18 minutes -
Points failure21 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 17 minutes -
Stranded train16 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 12 minutes
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Problems with the rolling stock12 disruptions • avg. duration: 4 hours, 14 minutes
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An emergency call12 disruptions • avg. duration: 54 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires9 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 38 minutes -
Repair works8 disruptions • avg. duration: 7 hours, 44 minutes -
Level crossing failure8 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL22 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 15 hours
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Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS20 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 9 hours
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal19 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 10 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport18 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 6 hours
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's-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen16 disruptions • duration: 14 hours, 36 minutes
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL15 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 4 hours
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 11 hours
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Amersfoort - Ede-Wageningen12 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 7 hours
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Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal11 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 12 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport11 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 3 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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