In 2021, 5,6% of the trains in the Netherlands had more than 15 minutes of delay or were cancelled. This might seem like a low percentage but, considering a volume of 1.1 million commuters daily, it means an average of 56000 delayed passengers every day.
With thousands of disruption reports per year, it’s a challenging task for the NS and its associates to handle the information and direct the investments on maintenance to the areas that need it the most. That’s why visualising and summarising the data can be useful in decision-making.
The first graphics show details about the cause and time of disruptions. The last visualization explores the strategy used by the NS to distribute stations and serve as much population as possible.
Main cause of disruption per connection in 2021
Average time of disuption per connection in 2021
Changes in the disruption causes in the last 10 years
Disruptions with unknown causes in the last 10 years
Share of disruptions in 2021 by detailed cause
Distributions of train stations compared to population density per district
The dataset about disruptions in rail services in the Netherlands between 2011 and 2021 was found on the website of Rijden de Treinen, which collects information published by the NS. The graphs were made using Python, GIS and Blender.
Author: Matias Cardoso