Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
28 November 2024
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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Ballyfermot |
11th November - 1st December 2nd - 14th December |
Essential track maintenance (Geoplolymer injection to tracks). Use of heavy on track machinery needed Landen Road. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Bray Head - Greystones |
2nd - 7th December |
Essential linear track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Bray Station | 25th - 30th November | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Cabra | 25th - 30th November | Essential linear track maintenance (vegetation clearance at bridge OBO7). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Cabra West | 25th - 30th November | Reilly’s crossing. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Castleknock - Navan Road |
25th - 30th November 2nd - 7th December |
Essential track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed Essential track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Clontarf - Malahide/Howth | 2nd - 7th December | Essential linear track maintenance (breather switch maintenance). Use of hand tools |
Connolly - East Wall | 2nd - 7th December | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Connolly - East Wall | 25th - 30th November | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Connolly - Pearse | 18th - 22nd December | Essential linear track maintenance (prep works for track renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dalkey | 2nd - 4th December | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Drogheda | 2nd - 7th December | Kearney’s Yard. Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dun Laoghaire - Greystones | 28th - 30th November | Test Train |
Dundalk |
2nd - 4th December |
Dunleer compound. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Dundalk Station | 25th November - 1st December | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Enfield | 2nd - 7th December | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Enfield - Ashtown | 2nd - 5th December | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Glounthaune to Midleton, Cork | 4th - 30th November | Essential railway intermittent track works incorporating areas along Cork commuter rail corridor. |
Grand Canal Dock | 6th and 7th December | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Greystones | 2nd - 7th December |
Ennis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
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Heuston Station |
25th - 30th November 2nd - 5th December |
Essential track maintenance (IBJ renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Inchicore |
2nd - 14th December |
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kildare - Portarlington | 2nd - 7th December | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny | 2nd - 15th December | Mullinavat to Jerpoint. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny | 25th - 30th November | Mullinavat to Ballyhale. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Killester | 27th - 30th November | Killester compound. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Killester - Raheny | 27th - 30th November | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilmainham | 2nd - 7th December | Essential linear track maintenance (vegetation removal from Gullet wall). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Lansdowne Road - Booterstown | 25th - 30th November | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Lucan North | 2nd - 7th December | Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Lucan North | 25th - 30th November | Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Mallow to Kent, Kent to Cobh, Cork. | 4th - 30th November | Essential railway intermittent signalling works incorporating areas along Cork commuter rail corridor. |
Mallow to Kent and Mallow - Newberry (Tralee Line), Cork. | 2nd - 19th December | Essential railway intermittent signalling works incorporating areas along Cork commuter rail corridor. |
Maynooth - Killucan | 5th - 7th December | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Newbridge - Portlaoise | 2nd - 7th December | Essential linear track maintenance (rail scrubbing). Use of hand tools |
Newbridge - Kildare | 25th - 30th November | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Portlaoise |
25th - 30th November 2nd - 5th December 5th - 7th December |
Essential track maintenance (points repair & rail scrubbing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed Maintenance Depot. Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed Essential track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Portmarnock - Howth Junction | 2nd - 7th December | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Sallins - Sherlockstown | 18th - 30th November | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Sutton - Howth | 27th - 30th November | Essential linear track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Sutton Station | 28th - 30th November | Level crossing. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Whitepoint, Cobh area, Cork |
2nd - 19th December | Essential railway line and bridge works incorporating areas along Cork commuter rail corridor. |
Contact our Community Liaison, Infrastructure Department
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