Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works

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 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:

Upcoming Night-time track works across the railway network

Area	Date	Details
Ashtown - Glasnevin	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Ashtown to Pelletstown	17th August – 22nd August	Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Ballycumber, Co. Offaly	Wednesday 19th August to Friday 21st August Monday 24th August to Friday 28th September Tuesday 1st September to Friday 4th September Monday 7th September to Friday 11th September Tuesday 15th September to Friday 18th September Monday 21st September to Friday 25th September Tuesday 29th September to Friday 2nd October	Contractors and Irish Rail staff are engaged to carry out safety critical track maintenance works near Ballycumber, Co. Offaly. The above works will take place nightly between 10pm and 6am respectively.
Ballyfermot	17th August – 17th October	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bath Avenue – Lansdowne Road	17th August – 22nd August	Essential linear track maintenance (retaining wall maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Belview Waterford	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Blackrock – Dun Laoghaire	3rd August – 14th November	Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bray Head	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed(Pointscare)
Bray Yard	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed (Pointscare)
Co.Kilkenny	17th August – 23rd August	Ballyhale to Jerpoint. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Connolly	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed (Pointscare)
Connolly – Clontarf	17th August – 22nd August	Essential linear track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Cork Area	3rd August – 6th September 5th and 6th September	Delivery and installation of cable troughing and signal bases between; Mallow - Kent Station Kent Station - Midleton Carrigaloe - Cobh Upgrades to the Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network include enhancements to the existing signalling system to support future capacity increases. These works require nighttime activity when commuter services are not operating.
Craughwell Station, Co. Galway	Tuesday 25th August to Friday 28th August Tuesday 1st September to Friday 4th September Monday 7th September to Friday 11th September Tuesday 15th September to Friday 18th September	Contractors and Irish Rail staff are engaged to carry out safety critical track maintenance works near Craughwell station, Co. Galway. The works will take place nightly between 10pm and 6am respectively.
Drogheda	24th August – 28th August	Essential Bridge works maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Drumcondra – North Wall	17th August – 22nd August	Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dunleer	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Glasnevin	17th August – 22nd August	Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Greystones	24th August – 28th August	Ennis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Harmonstown – Kilbarrack	18th August -21st August	Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Hazelhatch	24th August – 28th August	Essential track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Heuston Station	24th August – 28th August	Essential track maintenance (prep works for switch panel renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Howth Jnct. -  Howth	24th & 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed(Pointscare)
Kilbarrack – Howth Junction	17th August – 22nd August	Essential linear track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Killester	18th August – 21st August	Killester compound. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Killiney – Shankill	17th August – 22nd August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Lucan North	17th August – 22nd August	Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Malahide - Dundalk	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Maynooth	17th August – 22nd August	Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Molerick	24th August – 28th August	Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
North Strand	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed (Pointscare)
North Wall – Glasnevin	24th August – 27th August	Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Oranmore Station, Co. Galway	From 20th July for 30-40 weeks	Trackside drainage and double tracking in the vicinity of Oranmore Station as part of an Enhancements Project to allow train services to double in frequency, providing 30-minute intervals in each direction
Portmarnock – Malahide	27th & 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Raheny	24th & 25th August	Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed (IBJ Replacement)
Sandymount – Booterstown	17th August – 22nd August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Sandymount – Sydney Parade		Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed (Pointscare)
Shankill – Bray	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Thomastown – Lavistown	24th August – 28th August	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Westland Row	24th August – 28th August	Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL51 -Westland Row). Use of heavy on track machinery needed

Contact our Community Liaison, Infrastructure Department