Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
29 August 2025
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:
Station / Area | Date | Location |
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Ballinasloe station |
26th - 31st August 2nd - 6th September 9th - 13th September 16th - 20th September |
Station Road Willow Drive Ashfield Drive Willow Park Doire Beg Clos an Íarnroid Bóthar Sáirseal Garbally Demensne |
Ballyfermot | 18th - 30th August | Landen Road. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Ballyfermot | 1st – 6th September | Landen Road. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Bray | 3rd – 5th September | Essential linear track maintenance (vegetation control). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Bray Level Crossing | 1st and 2nd September | Essential linear track maintenance (level crossing painting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Castleknock | 1st – 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Cherry Orchard | 18th - 30th August | Essential bridge maintenance (OBC8B). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Cherryville | 1st – 6th September | Essential bridge maintenance (OBC8B). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Cherryville | 25th – 30th August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Claremont Level Crossing | 5th and 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (level crossing painting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Clontarf | 4th – 6th September | Essential track maintenance (points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Clontarf - Raheny | 28th - 31st August | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Co. Kilkenny | 25th - 31st August | Ballykeoghan to Ballyhale. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Co. Kilkenny | 25th - 31st August | Dunkitt to Ballincurra. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Co. Kilkenny | 2nd – 7th September | Newrath to Mullinavat. Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Connolly – Clontarf | 1st – 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (IBJ maintenance & vegetation control). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Connolly - East Wall | 25th - 28th August | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dalkey | 25th - 30th August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Dalkey | 1st and 2nd September, 4th and 5th September, 5th and 6th September | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Donabate | 1st – 6th September | Essential bridge maintenance (OBC8B). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Drogheda | 25th - 30th August | Kearney’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Drogheda | 1st – 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (BEMU testing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dun Laoghaire | 25th - 30th August | Essential track maintenance (installation of closure rails). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dun Laoghaire | 1st – 6th September | Essential track maintenance (installation of IBJ rails). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dunboyne Station | 25th - 30th August | Essential track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Glasnevin - North Wall | 25th - 30th August | Essential linear track maintenance (vegetation control). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Glenageary to Dalkey | 1st – 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (retaining wall inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Greystones | 1st – 7th September | Ennis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Hazelhatch | 18th August - 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (rail repairs & installation of fencing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kildare | 25th - 30th August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Kildare - Cherryville | 6th August - 4th October | Essential linear track maintenance (track delivery unit, track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Killester – Harmonstown | 4th – 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Killiney - Shankill | 25th -29th August | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Lansdowne Level Crossing | 2nd and 3rd September | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Laois Train Care Depot | 18th - 30th August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Mallow to Cork Kent, Cork Kent to Glounthaune, Glounthaune to Midleton and Cobh, Cork. | 1st - 31st August | Essential railway intermittent signalling, track delivery and twin-track programme works incl ground investigation surveys incorporating areas along Cork area commuter rail (CACR) corridor. |
M3 Parkway - Clonsilla | 25th - 30th August | Essential linear track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Malahide | 28th - 30th August | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Merrion Gates | 4th and 5th September | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Pearse Station | 1st and 2nd September | Essential track maintenance (retaining wall repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Portarlington | 18th - 30th August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Portarlington | 1st - 6th September | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Serpentine Level Crossing | 3rd and 4th September | Essential linear track maintenance (level crossing painting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Shankill - Bray | 29th - 30th August | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Shankill - Bray | 1st – 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Tara Street Station | 5th August - 6th September | Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL46). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Contact our Community Liaison, Infrastructure Department
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