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
| Area | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Athlone Train Station, Athlone, Co. Westmeath and the surrounding locations from the Derries Crossing to Drum. | 28th - 30th October | Contractors and Irish Rail staff are engaged to carry out safety critical track maintenance works. These works will take place nightly between 10pm and 6am respectively. |
| Ballyfermot | 27th October - 2nd November | Essential track maintenance (ESB cable diversion works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Bennetstown | 27th October - 2nd November | Essential 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 | 21st October – 23rd October | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Charleville to Kilkenny to Waterford Maynooth to Dromod to Sligo | October to December 2026 | Essential railway maintenance (renewals) engineering works which will not be located at any one location for a long period. Some track access points are located at train station compounds. If you need information on when works will be at your specific location please email tps@irishrail.ie |
Clonnydonnin, Co. Westmeath to Athlone, Co. Westmeath Ballinasloe, Co. Galway to Woodlawn, Co. Galway Craughwell Co. Galway to Athenry, Co. Galway Tullamore Train Station, Co. Offaly. Geashill, Co. Offaly | 19th - 23rd October | Contractors and Irish Rail staff are engaged to carry out safety critical track maintenance works The works will take place nightly between 10pm and 6am respectively |
| Clonliffe Avenue | 27th - 28th October | Essential track maintenance (vegetation control). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Co.Kilkenny | 27th - 31st October | Thomastown to Bennettsbridge. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Co. Kilkenny | 29th - 31st October | Knockmoylan to Thomastown. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Co. Kilkenny | 21st - 24th October | Rossinan to Thomastown. Essential linear track 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 |
| Dalkey | 19th – 22nd October | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| David’s Park | 29th - 30th October | Essential track maintenance (vegetation clearance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Donabate | 19th – 22nd October | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Drogheda | 19th – 24th October | Essential track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Drogheda | 27th October - 1st November | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Dun Laoghaire | 27th - 31st October | Essential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Dun Laoghaire | 19th - 24th October | Essential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Dundalk | 27th - 31st October | Dunleer. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Enfield | 19th - 24th October | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Enfield | 27th - 31st October | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Ferrans Lock | 19th - 24th October | Essential track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Fitzroy Avenue | 28th - 29th October | Essential track maintenance (vegetation clearance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Grangebellew, Co.Louth | 12th – 17th October | Essential track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Hansfield – Dunboyne | 12th October – 5th December | DART+ Works. |
| Hazelhatch – Cherry Orchard | 27th - 31st October | Essential linear track maintenance (re-railing/hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Hazelhatch – Cherry Orchard | 19th - 24th October | Essential linear track maintenance (re-railing/hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Hill of Down | 19th - 24th October | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Hill of Down – Ashtown | 19th - 24th October | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Howth Junction – Howth | 26th - 31st October | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Howth Junction – Howth | 19th - 26th October | Essential linear track maintenance (rail repairs/overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Killiney – Shankill | 27th - 31st October | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Killucan – Glasnevin - M3 Parkway | 27th - 31st October | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Laytown | 19th - 24th October | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Limerick - UBL03 Killmallock Road | 12th October - 2nd November | Bridge Lift and Waterproofing Work. Track maintenance work and Bridge Repairs. Use of heavy on track machines needed at Night. Works also include a Weekend Closure of the road from 16th October at 10am to 19th October 5am. |
| Lucan North | 27th October - 2nd November | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| North Strand | 27th -31st October | Essential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Pearse Station | 19th - 24th October | Essential track maintenance (points maintenance). 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 | 19th - 23rd October | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Portmarnock – Malahide | 19th - 23rd October | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Portmarnock – Malahide | 27th - 31st October | Essential linear track maintenance (rail repairs/muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Raheny - Kilbarrack | 27th - 31st October | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Sallins | 19th - 24th October | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Sallins | 27th - 31st October | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Seapoint | 27th - 31st October | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Shankill - Bray | 30th - 31st October | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| St Clements Road | 30th - 31st October | Essential track maintenance (vegetation control). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Sutton Station | 19th - 26th October | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Townsend Street | 19th - 22nd October | Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL47). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Waterford – Belview | 19th - 24th October | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Westland Row | 19th - 22nd October | Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL51). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Westland Row | 27th - 31st October | Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL51). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Woodlawn Park, Limerick to Rhebogue Hill, Limerick | 28th - 30th October | Contractors and Irish Rail staff are engaged to carry out safety critical track maintenance works. These works will take place nightly between 10pm and 6am respectively. |

