Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
24 June 2022
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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Ashtown |
20th - 24th June |
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Ashtown – Clonsilla | 27th June – 02nd July | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Carragh - Kildare |
27th June – 02nd July |
Essential track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machines needed Accessing at Newbridge. |
Castlerea Station Co. Roscommon |
June 25th. June 27th to July 6th inclusive. July 11th to 15th July 2022 inclusive |
Contractors engaged in waterproofing works at Castlerea station - Works to take place from 21:00 to 06:00 on each night. |
Cherryville |
27th June – 2nd July |
Essential track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Claremorris Station, Co. Mayo |
24th June |
Track maintenance - Works to take place from 21:00 to 06:00 on each night. |
Clongriffin - Malahide |
20th – 24th June |
Access / Egress at Clongriffin for Linear Signage works between Clongriffin and Malahide. |
Dalkey |
27th June – 3rd July |
Vico Road. Essential track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Donabate |
28th June
27th June & 28th June |
Essential track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machines needed.
|
Donamon Station Co. Roscommon |
27th June - 6th July |
Bridge renewal works taking place - Works to take place from 21:00 to 06:00 on each night. |
Foley’s Yard |
27th June – 2nd July |
Access & Egress only of RRV’s |
Hazelhatch |
25th June |
Essential track maintenance. Breather Switch installation. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Heuston |
28th June to July 3rd |
Essential track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Kildare |
28th June – 7th August |
CLRP Rerailing Project. Essential track Maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Killiney – Shankill |
27th May – 3rd July |
Essential track maintenance (cable repairs & overhead wire renewals). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Kilmullen |
27th June – 2nd July |
UBC111 Bridge Repairs |
Leixlip |
29th June |
Track Maintenance and unloading of materials. |
Leixlip - Maynooth |
20th - 24th June |
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Lucan North (Foley's Yard) |
20th - 24th June |
Access /Egress for Track maintenance at Ashtown |
Portarlington |
27th June – 2nd July |
Essential track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Portarlington Train Compound |
20th - 24th June |
Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Portlaoise |
19th April - 25th June |
CLRP Rerailing Project. Essential track Maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Sandycove – Dalkey |
27th June – 2nd July |
Maintenance works Packing of track, use of heavy on track machines needed |
Straboe |
26th June – July 30th |
Track Re railing, Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
The Curragh |
4th May – 9th July |
CLRP Rerailing Project. Essential track Maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Waterford - Mullinavat |
27th June – 2nd July |
Essential track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Woodlawn Station Co. Galway |
20th - 25th June |
Track Maintenance works - |