Christmas and New Year rail services, including late night DART and Commuter
29 November 2024
Iarnród Éireann has advised customers of rail service details across the Christmas and New Year period.
Key aspects of this year's schedules include:
- Late night DART and Commuter services will operate in the lead-up to Christmas, on Thursdays to Saturdays 5th to 7th, 12th to 14th and 19th to 21st December, as well as on New Year's Eve after midnight.
- Revised Christmas / New Year timetables on all routes from Christmas Eve 24th December 2024 to New Year's Day 1st January 2025 inclusive, with no trains on Christmas Day 25th or St Stephen's Day 26th December.
- Rail line closed Dublin Connolly to Grand Canal Dock (with limited exceptions between Dublin Pearse and Grand Canal Dock) from 27th December 2024 to 5th January 2025 inclusive for major track renewal works
Full summary details are below. Customers are advised to check times before travel throughout the Christmas / New Year period for any alterations. Customers are also reminded that pre-booking is strongly advised on Intercity services, particularly at busiest times.
We wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Pre-Christmas Late night DART and Commuter services
Late night DART and Commuter services will operate on the three weekends in the lead-in to Christmas Please note for departures after midnight, these will be listed in our journey planner on the following date (e.g Friday 6th for after midnight on the night of Thursday 5th).
Late night services will operate as follows on Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th, Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th and Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st December:
- 00:30 and 01:30 from Dublin Pearse serving all stations to Howth
- 00:35 and 01:35 from Dublin Connolly serving all stations to Greystones
- 00:40 and 01:40 from Dublin Pearse serving Tara St, Dublin Connolly, and all stations from Howth Junction to Dundalk
- 00:20 and 02:05 from Dublin Pearse serving all stations to Maynooth
- 23:55 and 01:58 from Dublin Pearse serving all stations to Drumcondra, and all stations from ParkWest to Kildare
Rail service alterations 24th December 2024 to 5th January 2025 inclusive
Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th December 2024
- Weekday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes, with last services between 18:00hrs and 20:30hrs approx.
- DART and Commuter will operate a normal Saturday service until 21:00 hrs approx.
- Last services: 19:45 Dublin Heuston/Portlaoise and 19:25 Portlaoise/Dublin Heuston; 20:17 Dublin Connolly/Maynooth and 21:08 Maynooth/Dublin Connolly; 20:50 Clonsilla/M3 Parkway and 21:08 M3 Parkway/Clonsilla; 20:18 Dublin Connolly/Drogheda and 19:48 Drogheda/Dublin Connolly; 21:03 Malahide/Dublin Connolly and 20:57 Bray/Dublin Connolly.
- Phoenix Park Tunnel Commuter (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch and Newbridge) route will operate a reduced service until 19:45 hrs approx.
- Last services: 18:52 Hazelhatch/Grand Canal Dock and 19:45 Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch.
- Cork Commuter will operate a normal Saturday service until 21:00 hrs approx.
- Last services: 20.00 Cork/Cobh and 20.30 Cobh/Cork; 20:15 Cork/Midleton and 20:45 Midleton/Cork.
Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December 2024 and St Stephen’s Day Thursday 26th December 2024
- No train services operating on any routes.
Friday 27th December 2024
- Revised and reduced InterCity services, check times before travel.
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Revised Saturday service on DART and Commuter routes, with the following alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel:
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
- Saturday service on Cork Commuter routes.
- Revised service on Portlaoise Commuter route, check times before travel.
- No service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch to Newbridge) route.
Saturday 28th December 2024
- Normal Saturday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes.
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Revised Saturday service on DART and Commuter routes, with the following alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel:
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
- Normal Saturday service on Cork Commuter routes.
- Normal Saturday service on Portlaoise Commuter route.
Sunday 29th December 2024
- Normal Sunday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes.
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Revised Sunday service on DART and Commuter routes, with the following alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel:
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
- Normal Sunday service on Cork Commuter routes.
- Normal Sunday service on Portlaoise Commuter route.
Monday 30th December 2024
- Revised and reduced InterCity services, check times before travel.
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Revised Saturday service on DART and Commuter routes, with the following alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel:
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
- Saturday service on Cork Commuter routes.
- Revised service on Portlaoise Commuter route, check times before travel.
- No service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch to Newbridge) route.
New Year’s Eve Tuesday 31st December 2024
- Weekday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes, with last services between 18:00hrs and 20:30hrs approx.
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Revised Saturday service on DART and Commuter routes until 21:00 hrs approx., with the following alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel:
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
- Last services: 19:45 Heuston/Portlaoise and 19:25 Portlaoise/Heuston; 20:17 Dublin Connolly/Maynooth and 21:08 Maynooth/Dublin Connolly; 20:50 Clonsilla/M3 Parkway and 21:08 M3 Parkway/Clonsilla; 20:18 Dublin Connolly/Drogheda and 19:48 Drogheda/Dublin Connolly; 21:03 Malahide/Dublin Connolly and 21:00 Bray/Grand Canal Dock.
- No service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch to Newbridge) route.
- Cork Commuter will operate a normal Saturday service until 21:00 hrs approx.
- Last services: 20.00 Cork/Cobh and 20.30 Cobh/Cork; 20:15 Cork/Midleton and 20:45 Midleton/Cork.
- Additional late-night services will operate after Dublin New Year’s Eve events - details to follow.
New Year’s Day Wednesday 1st January 2025
- Revised and reduced InterCity services, check times before travel.
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Revised Sunday service on DART and Commuter routes, with the following alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel:
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
- Sunday service on Cork Commuter routes.
- Sunday service on Portlaoise Commuter route.
- No service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch to Newbridge) route.
Thursday 2nd January 2025 and Friday 3rd January 2025
- Normal weekday service on InterCity services to/from Heuston Station.
- Normal weekday service Portlaoise Commuter route.
- Normal weekday service on Cork Commuter routes.
- Belfast Enterprise and Sligo InterCity services to/from Dublin Connolly Station will operate as normal.
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, a revised Saturday service with additional peak time services will operate on DART and Dublin Connolly Commuter routes, with the following alterations:
- Docklands Station will be closed.
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Dublin Pearse and Bray/Greystones only until 18:00 approx., after which services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
- Northern Commuter services will operate between Dundalk/Drogheda and Dublin Connolly only.
- Maynooth Commuter services will operate between Maynooth and Dublin Connolly only.
- M3 Parkway Commuter services will operate between M3 Parkway and Clonsilla only. Customers can connect with Maynooth Commuter services for travel to/from Dublin Connolly.
- Customers are advised to please check times before travel.
- Reduced service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch and Newbridge) route due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock. Services will operate to/from Dublin Connolly only. Customers are advised to please check times before travel.
Saturday 4th January 2025
- Normal Saturday InterCity service on all routes, except Dublin/Rosslare:
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Revised Saturday service on DART and Dublin Commuter routes, with the following alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel:
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
- Normal Saturday service on Cork Commuter routes.
- Normal Saturday service on Portlaoise Commuter route.
Sunday 5th January 2025
- Normal Sunday InterCity service on all routes, except Dublin/Rosslare:
- Due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
- Normal Sunday service on Cork Commuter routes.
- Normal Sunday service on Portlaoise Commuter route.
- Revised Sunday service on DART and Dublin Commuter routes, with the following alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel:
- Northside DART services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only.
- Southside DART services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only.
Monday 6th January 2025
- Normal service on all routes.