2026 so far, figures to early October 2026

Are Dutch trains on time?

Nine in ten passengers reach their destination within five minutes of the timetable, slightly better than last year. But more trains are being cancelled, and a delay of half an hour gets you money back.

Sources

ProRail performance dashboard (main rail network)

NS annual figures 2025

NS: refunds for delays on a domestic route

Last updated 7 October 2026. ProRail updates its figures daily; we refresh this page every month.

NLnow newsroom

91.2%

of passengers arrived within 5 minutes of schedule in 2026 so far (90.7% in 2025)

86.5%

arrived within 3 minutes, above the government minimum of 84.4%

4.2%

of passenger trains cancelled in 2026 so far, up from 3.8% in 2025

30 min

delay from which you can claim money back from NS

Check your route

Choose two stations to see how often direct trains between them arrived on time this year.

Direct domestic trains between the 70 busiest stations, January to September 2026. On time means arriving at most 3 minutes late, counted over trains that ran. Cancelled trains include planned cancellations for engineering work. International trains are not included. Data: Rijden de Treinen (CC BY 4.0); calculation: NLnow.

Punctuality

Nine in ten passengers arrive within five minutes

Share of passengers reaching their destination on time, 2026 so far, by allowed delay, %

Main rail network, 1 January to early October 2026. Source: ProRail

A little more punctual than last year; connections hold steady

2025 and 2026 so far, %

Passenger punctuality counts whether passengers reach their final destination on time, including the effect of cancelled trains. 2026 covers 1 January to early October. Source: ProRail

The track

Major track and signal failures that affect services numbered 439 so far in 2026, against an agreed ceiling of 520 for the year; in all of 2025 there were 586.

When your train is late

Delayed by 30 minutes or more on a domestic NS journey? You can get money back.
For 30 to 59 minutes you get half the price of the trip; for an hour or more you often get the full price back.
Claim within 3 months of your journey, through your Mijn NS account (OV-chipkaart or OV-pas) or the online form for other tickets.
In the rush hour, 92.4% of NS passengers had a seat in 2025.

The words you will hear

ProRail: The state-owned company that manages the Dutch rail network: the tracks, the signals and who may run trains when.
NS: Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the main train operator on the national network. Regional lines are run by other operators.
Hoofdrailnet: The main rail network: the national lines operated under the main concession, which the punctuality figures here cover.
OV-chipkaart: The card for travelling on public transport in the Netherlands.