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:

Area	Date	Location
Ballyfermot	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Ballyfermot	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Booterstown – Dun Laoghaire	22^nd June – 27^thJune	Essential linear track maintenance (track/points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bray	23^rd June – 24^th June	Essential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Carlow	8^th June – 18^th July	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Clongriffin – Malahide	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (vegetation control). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Clontarf – Harmonstown	15^th June – 21^st June	Essential linear track maintenance (re-railing/site welds). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Clontarf – Kilbarrack	23^rd June – 27^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (vegetation control). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Co.Kilkenny	15^th June – 20^th June	Dunkitt to Knockmoylan. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Co.Kilkenny	22^nd June – 27^th June	Dunkitt to Knockmoylan. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Connolly Station	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Connolly Station/Connolly Yard	22^nd June – 23^rd June	Essential track maintenance (points/vegetation maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Cork area Mallow to Kent Kent to Midleton New Twopothouse to Blackpool 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.	8th June - 5th July (inclusive of weekend June 12th and 19th)	Delivery and installation of cable troughing and signal bases between Mallow and Kent Station, and Kent Station to Midleton. Installation of cable containment and relaying of rails between New Twopothouse to Blackpool
Curragh – Cherryville	18^th May – 11^th July	Essential linear track maintenance (track renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dalkey – Bray	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Drogheda	22^nd June – 28^th June	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Drogheda	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Drumcondra – Docklands	27^th June – 28^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (masonry repairs/repointing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Drumcondra – Docklands	20^th June – 21^st June	Essential linear track maintenance (masonry repairs/repointing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dun Laoghaire – Sandycove	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (bridge and retaining wall maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dundalk	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential track maintenance (tidy up works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dundalk	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (tidy up works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dunkitt	25^th May – 20^th June	Essential linear track maintenance. (Cable Installation)
Enfield	22^nd June – 28^th June	Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Glenageary – Dalkey	20^th April – 19^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Greystones	16^th June – 17^th June	Ennis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Hazelhatch	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (tidy up works post rail repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Howth Junction – Clongriffin	18^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Howth Junction – Howth	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Howth Junction – Howth	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kilcock	15^th June – 20^th June	Spin Bridge. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Killester	22^nd June – 27^th June	Killester compound. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Killester	15^th June – 21^st June	Killester Compound. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Killucan- M3 Parkway - Ashtown	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Lansdowne Road – Sydney Parade	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Laytown	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Lucan North	22^nd June – 28^th June	Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Lucan North	15^th June – 20^th June	Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Malahide	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential track maintenance (removal of spoil). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Malahide	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (removal of spoil). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Maynooth	22^nd June – 28^th June	Essential track maintenance (siding renewal works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Maynooth	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (siding renewal works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Pearse – Grand Canal Dock	23^rd June – 27^th June	Essential linear track maintenance (vegetation control). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Pearse Station	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Portmarnock	22^nd June – 27^th June	Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Portmarnock	15^th June – 20^th June	Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Reilly’s Yard	22^nd June – 28^th June	Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed
Rush & Lusk	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential platform maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Rush & Lusk	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential platform maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Sallins	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance/tidy up works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Sallins	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Sherlockstown	22^nd June – 27^th June	Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance/tidy up works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Sherlockstown	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Tara Street	22^nd June – 24^th June	Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL44). Use of hand tools needed.
Tara Street	15^th June – 20^th June	Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL44). Use of hand tools needed.