Statistics for May 2026
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 May 1, 2026 and May 31, 2026, Rijden de Treinen has reported 93 disruptions. On average 13 disruptions per day.
The total duration for all disruptions in this period was 6 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes. This translates to an average of 23 hours, 43 minutes with train disruptions per day. The average duration for a disruption in this period was 1 hour, 47 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 train40 disruptions • avg. duration: 49 minutes -
Signal failure10 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes -
Defective railway track6 disruptions • avg. duration: 5 hours, 47 minutes -
Points failure5 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes -
Problems with the rolling stock4 disruptions • avg. duration: 5 hours, 32 minutes
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Damaged overhead wires4 disruptions • avg. duration: 3 hours, 41 minutes -
Dismantling a bomb from the Second World War3 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes -
Damaged railway bridge2 disruptions • avg. duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes
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System failure2 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes
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Technical investigation2 disruptions • avg. duration: 1 hour, 9 minutes
Top 10 lines with disruptions
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Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal9 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 12 hours
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Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal7 disruptions • duration: 1 day, 2 hours
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Alphen a/d Rijn - Gouda7 disruptions • duration: 23 hours, 55 minutes
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Amersfoort - Schiphol Airport7 disruptions • duration: 19 hours, 16 minutes
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Amsterdam Centraal - Woerden7 disruptions • duration: 14 hours, 19 minutes
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Lelystad Centrum - Schiphol Airport6 disruptions • duration: 8 hours, 49 minutes
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Breda - Rotterdam Centraal HSL6 disruptions • duration: 8 hours, 2 minutes
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Amsterdam Centraal - Lelystad Centrum5 disruptions • duration: 15 hours, 55 minutes
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Amersfoort - Amsterdam Centraal5 disruptions • duration: 15 hours, 2 minutes
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Den Haag Centraal - Utrecht Centraal5 disruptions • duration: 9 hours, 1 minute
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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