Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
26 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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Adamstown - Kishogue | 18th - 23rd August | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Athlone | 18th - 22nd August | Bramble Court and Annsfield Court area, Monksland, Athlone. Use of on track machinery needed. Essential linear track maintenance. These works will take place between 22:00 to 05:00. |
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 |
Cherry Orchard | 18th - 30th August | 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 |
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 | 18th - 24th August | Mullinavat to Ballyhale. Essential linear track maintenance. 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 |
Connolly - East Wall | 18th - 23rd August | Essential linear track maintenance (points & breather switch maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dalkey | 25th - 30th August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Drogheda | 25th - 30th August | Kearney’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Dun Laoghaire | 25th - 30th August | Essential track maintenance (installation of closure rails). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dun Laoghaire - Sandycove | 18th - 23rd August | Essential linear track maintenance (retaining wall maintenance). 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 | 18th - 25th August | Essential linear track maintenance (retaining wall inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Greystones | 21st - 23rd August | Ennis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Hazelhatch | 18th - 6th September | Essential linear track maintenance (rail repairs & installation of fencing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Heuston Station | 18th - 23rd August | Essential track maintenance (switch panel renewal works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Howth Junction - Howth | 25th - 28th August | Herbicide spraying. |
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 |
Killiney - Shankill | 18th -23rd August | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Killiney - Shankill | 25th - 29th August | 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 |
Maynooth - Glasnevin | 18th - 23rd August | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
North Wall | 18th - 23rd August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Pearse - Grand Canal Dock | 18th - 23rd August | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Portarlington | 18th - 30th August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Reilly’s Yard | 18th - 23rd August | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Shankill - Bray | 29th - 30th August | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Shankill - Bray | 14th July - 15th August | Essential linear track maintenance (track renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Skerries | 18th - 23rd August | Essential track maintenance (points repair). 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 |
Wexford Town | 11th - 24th August | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |