Dutch rail (OVapi) train delays, Saturday 17 October 2026
Delays recorded on this day, in Netherlands local time. Below: how it went, then the whole day as one file to download.
How late the trains were
99% of stops were reached less than 5 minutes late, and half of them within 0 minutes of the timetable.
- Trains
- 2,768
- 5 min late or more
- 1% of stops
- 15 min late or more
- 0% of stops
- Median delay
- 0 min
- Cancelled trains
- 31 7 announced over a day ahead, 24 later
Recorded from 00:00 to 23:59. The figures use the last delay announced at each of the 25,400 stops that had one, as the operator sent it. Cancelled trains (marked cancelled, or with every stop skipped), skipped stops and values over an hour early or twelve hours late are left out. 100% of the stops of the trains that ran (skipped stops aside) had a delay.
The archive saw 4,112 of the 5,349 trains the timetable planned for this day.
Not counted in the trains planned: 17 more trains the timetable lists on lines the live feed has not carried in the week before (Miljoenenlijn, NS).
Most delayed trains
| Line | Left its first stop | Where it was latest | Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICE Amsterdam Centraal <-> München Hbf ICE200 | 06:49 | Arnhem Centraal | 33.2 min |
| Sprinter Uitgeest <-> Rotterdam Centraal SPR4000 | 08:55 | Amsterdam Muiderpoort | 29.9 min |
| Stoptrein RB51 Enschede <-> Dortmund Hbf ST20200 | 07:33 | Steinfurt-Burgsteinfurt | 27 min |
| Stoptrein RE19 Arnhem Centraal <-> Düsseldorf Hbf ST20000 | 06:26 | Arnhem Centraal | 22.4 min |
| Eurocity Direct Brussel-Zuid <-> Lelystad Centrum ECD9500 | 08:03 | Rotterdam Centraal | 19 min |
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https://data.train-archive.eu/daily/provider=nl-ovapi/service=TripUpdate/date=2026-10-17.parquet?token=YOUR_TOKEN
A few rows of the file
15 different trains, each at one stop. The CSV has more columns, listed below.
Stop stop_name | Line route | Arrival predicted_arrival | Delay (min) arrival_delay_min | Status trip_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodegraven | 00:20 | 0 | added | |
| Lelystad Centrum | Sprinter Den Haag Centraal <-> Lelystad Centrum SPR4300 | 08:31 | 0 | scheduled |
| Enschede | Sprinter RS23 Zwolle <-> Enschede SPR7900 | 08:27 | 0 | scheduled |
| Nijmegen | Stoptrein RS11 Nijmegen <-> Boxmeer ST2200 | 08:27 | 1.5 | scheduled |
| Hoofddorp | Sprinter Amsterdam Centraal <-> Hoofddorp SPR8200 | 09:12 | 0 | scheduled |
| Dordrecht | Sprinter Arnhem Centraal <-> Dordrecht SPR6600 | 11:32 | 0 | scheduled |
| Heerlen | Intercity Enkhuizen <-> Heerlen IC3900 | 11:11 | 0 | scheduled |
| Wormerveer | Intercity Alkmaar <-> Maastricht IC2700 | 14:11 | 0 | scheduled |
| Hoofddorp | Sprinter Hoorn Kersenboogerd <-> Hoofddorp SPR4100 | 14:22 | 0 | scheduled |
| Amsterdam Centraal | Intercity Amsterdam Centraal <-> Vlissingen IC2200 | 17:55 | 0 | scheduled |
| Dordrecht | Intercity Dordrecht <-> Venlo IC3500 | 19:53 | 0 | scheduled |
| Eindhoven Centraal | Intercity Enkhuizen <-> Heerlen IC3900 | 19:21 | 0 | scheduled |
| Den Haag Centraal | Intercity Den Haag Centraal <-> Enschede IC1700 | 21:05 | 0 | scheduled |
| Den Haag Centraal | Sprinter Den Haag Centraal <-> Lelystad Centrum SPR4300 | 00:23 | 0 | scheduled |
| Haarlem | Intercity Alkmaar <-> Amsterdam Centraal IC21400 | 04:02 | 0 | scheduled |
What the columns mean
service_date- The day the train was scheduled to run.
route- The line, as the operator names it (for example IC 3 or S2).
trip_id- The operator’s code for this train run. The same train on another day has another code.
trip_start_time- When the train was scheduled to leave its first station.
stop_sequence, stop_id, stop_name- Which stop along the route: its position, code and name.
arrival_delay_min, departure_delay_min- How late the train was at that stop, in minutes. Negative means early. Empty when the operator gave a time but no delay.
predicted_arrival, predicted_departure- The time the operator last announced for that stop, in local time.
observed_at- When that last announcement was seen. After the train has passed, it is what happened.
trip_status- scheduled, cancelled or added (a train that was not in the timetable).
stop_status- skipped when the train did not stop there; empty otherwise.
route_id- The route’s code in the timetable, to join with it.