Statistics for December 2018
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 December 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018, Rijden de Treinen has reported 429 disruptions. On average 14 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 25 days, 10 hours, 47 minutes. This translates to an average of 19 hours, 42 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 1 hour, 25 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 train247 disruptions • avg. duration: 49 minutes -
Points failure31 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 28 minutes -
Person hit by a train17 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 58 minutes -
Signal failure17 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes -
Disruption elsewhere12 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 48 minutes -
Damaged overhead wires11 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes -
Stranded train10 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes
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Problems with the rolling stock9 disruptions • avg. duration: 7 hours, 56 minutes
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Signalling and points failure9 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 34 minutes
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An emergency call9 disruptions • avg. duration: 39 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport HSL50 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 5 hours
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL41 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 15 hours
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Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport36 disruptions • duration: 2 days, 5 hours
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Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport21 disruptions • duration: 21 hours, 18 minutes
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Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal19 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 17 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal18 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 4 hours
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Den Haag HS - Rotterdam Centraal17 disruptions • duration: 18 hours, 21 minutes
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Breda - Tilburg17 disruptions • duration: 15 hours, 43 minutes
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Bielefeld Hbf - Hengelo16 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 7 hours
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Berlin Ostbahnhof - Hengelo16 disruptions • duration: 3 days, 7 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.
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