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
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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:

Night-time Track Works Across Iarnród Éireann Network

 AreaDateLocation
Ashtown – Killucan7th April – 11th AprilEssential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bray13th April – 15th AprilEssential bridge maintenance (OBR147). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bray Level Crossing7th April – 11th AprilEssential track maintenance (pedestrian access/egress upgrades). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Castleknock7th April – 11th AprilEssential track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Castleknock13th April – 18th AprilEssential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Castlerea Station, Co. Roscommon


13th - 17th April

18th - 19th April

20th - 26th April 

Contractors and staff are engaged to carry out safety critical track maintenance works near Castlerea Station, Co. Roscommon.

All the works will take place nightly between 10pm and 6am respectively

On Saturday 18th April 2026 works will take place from 12pm until 8am on Sunday 19th April 

Clontarf – Harmonstown14th April – 17th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Clontarf – Klllester7th April – 11th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Co.Kilkenny14th April – 19th AprilThomastown to Lavistown. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Co.Kilkenny16th April – 17th AprilBallyhale to Jerpoint. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Co.Kilkenny8th April – 12th AprilKnockmoylan to Lavistown. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Connolly – Clontarf13th April – 18th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (IBJ/points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed

Cork Area

  • Mallow to Kent
  • Kent to Cobh
  • Carrigtwohill to Midleton

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.



Week 15 -  6th to 12th April

Week 16 - 13th to 19th April

Week 17 - 20th to 26th April

Week 18 - 27th April to 3rd May


Delivery and installation of cable troughing and signal bases between Mallow and Kent Station.

Signalling and communications installations between Cork and Cobh.

Track slewing and relaying of rails between Carrigtwohill and Midleton.

Curragh13th April – 18th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dalkey13th April – 16th AprilEssential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dalkey – Killiney15th April – 18th AprilEssential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Donabate13th April – 17th AprilAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Drogheda13th April – 18th AprilKearney’s Yard & Railway Terrace. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Drogheda7th April – 11th AprilKearney’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Dun Laoghaire7th April – 11th AprilEssential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dundalk13th April – 17th AprilDunleer. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Glasnevin13th April – 18th AprilEssential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Greystones13th April – 15th AprilEnnis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Hazelhatch13th April – 18th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (re-railing – tidy up works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Hazelhatch7th April – 11th AprilEssential track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Heuston Station13th April – 19th AprilEssential track maintenance (switch panel renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Howth Junction – Howth13th April – 14th April / 17th April – 19th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (rail sweeping & rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kilcock7th April – 11th AprilEssential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kildare – Cherryville13th April – 18th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kildare – Cherryville7th April – 11th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Killester Compound7th April – 11th AprilAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Lansdowne Road8th April – 11th AprilAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Laytown13th April – 16th MayEssential track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Laytown7th April – 11th AprilAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Lucan North13th April – 18th AprilFoley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Lucan North7th April – 11th AprilFoley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Malahide7th April – 11th AprilEssential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Maynooth Railway Station to Ferrans Lock, Kilcock 7th - 11th April 

On-track survey works requiring machinery including excavators, rail mounted plant and equipment to perform soil sampling and dynamic probing to inform DART+ Depot project design  

On the night of 9th into 10th April, works will take place in environs of Maynooth Station.

Pearse – Blackrock15th April – 16th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (overhead cable survey). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Pearse – Lansdowne Road13th April – 18th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (packing/IBJ maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Pearse Station – Sandymount8th April – 11th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Portmarnock8th April – 10th AprilAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Portmarnock – Malahide7th April – 11th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Raheny14th April – 17th AprilAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Raheny – Killester14th April – 17th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Reilly’s Crossing13th April – 18th AprilAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Sallins13th April – 18th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (re-railing – tidy up works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Sallins7th April – 11th AprilEssential track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Seapoint13th April – 18th AprilEssential track maintenance (retaining wall maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Spin Bridge7th April – 11th AprilAccess/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Sydney Parade – Blackrock13th April – 18th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (re-railing – tidy up works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Sydney Parade – Blackrock7th April -12th AprilEssential linear track maintenance (panel renewal – tidy up works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Westland Row13th April – 18th AprilEssential bridge maintenance (UBLL51). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Westland Row7th April – 11th AprilEssential bridge maintenance (bridge UBLL51). Use of hand tools.
Woodbrook7th April – 11th AprilEssential track maintenance (strail installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
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