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 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:

Upcoming Night-time track works across the railway network

AreaDateLocation
Ballyfermot17th August – 17th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Cush - Kildangan25th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting & overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Blackrock – Dun Laoghaire3rd August – 14th NovemberEssential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bray Head5th – 10th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance Use of heavy on track machinery needed. Access and Egress at Ennis Lane.
Belview Waterford5th – 10th OctoberAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Howth Junction - Howth5th – 10th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting & overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dun Laoghaire – Bray5th – 10th OctoberLinear OTR application
Malahide – Clontarf5th – 10th OctoberLinear OTR application
Cherry Orchard - Kishogue5th – 10th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Connolly – Clontarf28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Connolly – Pearse28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (ballast/bridge & points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed

Cork area


5th – 31st October

Upgrades to the Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network include enhancements to the existing signalling system to support future capacity increases. These works require night-time activity when commuter services are not operating.

Delivery and installation of cable troughing and signal bases between; Grange East to Lachanalooha; Quartertown; Mallow to Kent; Kent to Glounthaune and Carrigaloe to Cobh

Dun Laoghaire - Dalkey28th September – 4th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Prep Works for Slabtrack removal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Balbriggan5th – 10th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dun Laoghaire28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Greystones1st September – 10th OctoberEnnis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Hazelhatch5th – 10th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Heuston28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance (Pointscare). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Inchicore28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance (Track Repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bayside – Howth Junction28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dunleer28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kilucan - M3 Parkway - Ashtown05th October – 10th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Killiney – Shankill28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Laytown28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Leixlip28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Leixlip - Kilcock5th – 10th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Lucan - Maynooth28th September – 3rd OctoberFoley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. LRA Application
Malahide – Drogheda - Dundalk5th October – 10th  OctoberEssential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Pilltown28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Maynooth- M3 Parkway - Glasnevin28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Lansdowne - Dun Laoghaire28th September – 3rd OctoberFoley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. LRA Application
Pearse – Lansdowne28th September – 3rd OctoberHandrail Renewal and track maintenance Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Portarlington18th September - 11th OctoberEssential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Grangebellew28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Shankill – Bray5th October – 10th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting & overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Docklands - Glasnevin28th September – 3rd OctoberFoley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. LRA Application
Westland Row05th October – 10th OctoberEssential bridge maintenance (UBLL51). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Cush - Kildangan25th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting & overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Ballycumber, Co. OffalyTuesday 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.

Bray Head1st September – 10th OctoberEssential track/bridge maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bray Head28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Belview Waterford28th September – 3rd OctoberAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Connolly – Clontarf28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Connolly – Pearse28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (ballast/bridge & points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dun Laoghaire - Dalkey28th September – 4th OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Prep Works for Slabtrack removal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dun Laoghaire28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Hazelhatch28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Heuston28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance (Pointscare). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Inchicore28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance (Track Repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bayside – Howth Junction28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dunleer28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Killiney – Shankill28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Lucan - Maynooth28th September – 3rd OctoberFoley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. LRA Application
Malahide – Drogheda - Dundalk28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Oranmore Station, Co. GalwayFrom 20th July for 30-40 weeksTrackside 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
Pilltown28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Pearse – Grand Canal28th September – 3rd OctoberHandrail Renewal, Hand tools only
Grangebellew28th September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (Vegetation Works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Shankill – Bray28th  September – 3rd OctoberEssential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting & overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Docklands - Glasnevin28th September – 3rd OctoberFoley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. LRA Application

Contact our Community Liaison, Infrastructure Department

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