Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
14 March 2024
Here you will find a complete list of planned night-time track works to Iarnród Éireann rail services.
Iarnród Éireann is committed to providing a quality train service to the large number of DART, Commuter and Intercity passengers using the railway on a daily basis. In order to ensure safe delivery of these public services we have to constantly maintain and improve the track infrastructure. Most of this work is safety critical maintenance work which has to take place at night when passenger trains are not running. This work can be noisy and affect people whose homes are near the operating railway as it involves the use of on-track machines and power tools.
We endeavour to notify house owners adjacent to the railway of any planned night-time works near their homes. In the case of apartment blocks and multiple units, communication is primarily through the relevant management companies or multiple unit owners.
Night-time track works can involve:
- Points and Crossing maintenance
- Plain Line Track maintenance
- Vegetation Control
- Bridge maintenance and Renewals
- Ballasting Works
Night-time track works generally take place between midnight and 6am, except on Sundays when work can continue until 8am.
On some occasions, emergency works have to be carried out at short notice and it is not possible to advise home owners in advance. Also, some maintenance work is linear in nature and can be spread over approximately 2km on any one night alone, making it impractical to notify all of the homes that may be affected.
For alterations and amendments to the scheduled timetable due to line improvement works please see our Upcoming Line Improvement Works page.
The following currently scheduled night-time works are in close proximity to residential areas:
Station / Area | Date | Location |
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Adamstown | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Ashtown | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Ashtown – Pelletstown | 25th March – 30th March | Essential linear track maintenance (cable installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Ballyfermot | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Baldoyle | 28th March & 29th March | Essential track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Bray Head | 25th March – 30th March | Essential track maintenance (replacing clips & screws). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Bray Station | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential track maintenance (breather switch & points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed. |
Castleknock | 27th March – 29th March | Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Castleknock | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Castlebar Station, Co. Mayo |
27th March, 28th March, 29th March |
Contractors and Irish Rail staff are engaged to carry out essential track maintenance works. Works will take place from 21:00 to 06:00 each night respectively |
Cherryville – Newbridge | 25th March – 30th March | Essential linear track maintenance (scrap removal). Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Clonsilla | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Clontarf – Portmarnock | 25th March – 29th March | Essential linear track maintenance (IBJ/Breather switch maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Connolly Station – East Wall | 5th April – 7th April | Essential linear track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Donabate | 2nd April – 7th April | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Donabate | 27th March – 30th March | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Drogheda | 25th March – 30th March | Essential track maintenance (cable installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dun Laoghaire – Dalkey | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dun Laoghaire – Killiney | 26th March – 2nd April | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dundalk | 25th March – 30th March | Dunleer. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Enfield – Glasnevin | 2nd April – 4th April | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Glasnevin | 25th March – 30th March | Reilly’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Glasnevin | 2nd April – 6th April | Reilly’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Glasnevin Junction | 25th March – 28th March | Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Greystones | 25th March – 30th March | Ennis Lane & Greystones Station. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Howth Junction | 25th March – 29th March | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilbarrack – Howth Junction | 4th April & 5th April | Essential linear track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny | 26th March – 30th March | Thomastown to Legan. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny | 2nd April & 3rd April | Thomastown to Legan. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny | 3rd April – 7th April | Thomastown to Legan. Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Laois | 25th March – 30th March | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed. |
Lucan North | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential track maintenance (curve works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Lucan North |
25th March – 30th March |
Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Malahide |
31st January - 10th May |
Essential track maintenance (Overhead Cable Equipment Mast Strengthening). Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Malahide |
2nd April – 6th April |
Essential linear track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Maynooth – Glasnevin |
27th March – 30th March |
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Maynooth – Glasnevin |
4th April – 6th April |
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Moyross Co. Limerick |
26th March - 13 April |
Contractors and Irish Rail staff are engaged to carry out essential railway engineering and safety critical track maintenance works |
Mullingar |
12th March - 16th March & Weekly to 4th May |
Essential track maintenance works near Mullingar Station Co. Westmeath. Works will take place from 21:00 to 06:00 each night respectively. Works will continue every week Tuesday night to Saturday morning until Saturday 4th May. |
Pearse – Sydney Parade | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential linear track maintenance (breather switch maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Pikes Bridge | 28th March – 30th March | Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Portarlington | 25th March – 30th March | Essential Bridge UBC111 maintenance (handrail repairs). Use of MEWP and hand tools needed. |
Portarlington | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Portarlington – Portlaoise | 2nd April – 6th April | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Portlaoise | 2nd April – 6th April | Straboe Woods. Essential Bridge UBC132 maintenance (handrail repairs). Use of MEWP and hand tools needed. |
Portmarnock | 2nd April – 6th April | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Sallins | 11th March – 7th April | Essential track maintenance (re-sleepering works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Sherlockstown | 11th March – 7th April | Essential track maintenance (loading ballast). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Sydney Parade - Blackrock | 2nd April & 3rd April | Essential linear track maintenance (cable containment/installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Tara Street | 25th March – 29th March | Essential track maintenance (ballast retainers). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Tara Street | 2nd April -6th April | Essential track maintenance (ballast retainers). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |