Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
06 June 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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Ashtown | 3rd - 7th June | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Ashtown | 14th - 15th June | Essential track maintenance (level crossing upgrades). Use of heavy on track machinery needed. Road closures in place from 22:00hrs on Saturday 14th June. |
Ballyfermot | 9th - 14th June | Landen Road. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Ballynoe, Cobh and Mallow, Cork | 3rd - 30th June | Intermittent on-track ground investigations surveys |
Blackrock - Dun Laoghaire | 9th - 14th June | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewal) Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Blackrock - Dun Laoghaire | 3rd - 7th June | Essential linear track maintenance (retaining wall maintenance & overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Booterstown | 9th - 14th June | Circus Grounds. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Bray | 12th - 15th June | Essential track maintenance (IBJ rail replacement) Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Cherry Orchard | 3rd - 7th June | Essential bridge maintenance (OBC8B). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Cherry Orchard | 9th - 14th June | Essential bridge maintenance (OBC8B). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Cherryville | 26th May - 2nd August | Cherryville compound. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Connolly - East Wall | 3rd - 7th June | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Connolly - East Wall/North Strand | 9th - 14th June | Essential linear track maintenance (IBJ/breather switch maintenance) Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Drogheda | 14th - 15th June | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Drogheda | 7th - 8th June | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Enfield | 9th - 14th June | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Enfield - Glasnevin | 13th - 14th June | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Enfield - Killucan | 9th - 13th June | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Glasnevin Junction | 3rd - 7th June | Reilly’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Greystones | 9th - 14th June | Essential track maintenance (IBJ rail replacement) Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Heuston Station | 9th - 15th June | Essential track maintenance (panel relaying). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Heuston Station | 3rd - 7th June | Essential track maintenance (panel relaying). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Hill of Down | 9th - 14th June | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Howth Junction - Bayside | 3rd - 8th June | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance & rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Howth Junction - Clongriffin | 13th - 15th June | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair) Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilbarry, Cork | 3rd - 30th June | Bridge Maintenance Works |
Kildare | 26th May - 2nd August | Essential linear track maintenance (track renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kildare - Cherryville | 6th May - 14th June | Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny | 10th - 15th June | Mullinavat to Ballyhale. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny | 13th May - 7th June | Thomastown to Lavistown. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Killester - Harmonstown | 9th - 14th June | Essential linear track maintenance (IBJ/breather switch maintenance) Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Lansdowne Road - Sandymount | 6th - 7th June | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Laytown | 9th - 14th June | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Malahide - Drogheda | 3rd - 7th June | Essential linear track maintenance (muck digging, packing & sweeping). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Malahide - Dundalk | 9th - 14th June | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Mallow to Cork Kent, Kent to Glounthaune, Glounthaune to Midleton, Cork. | 3rd - 30th June | Essential railway intermittent signalling, track delivery and twin-track programme works incorporating areas along Cork area commuter rail corridor. |
Maynooth - Glasnevin Junction | 3rd - 7th June | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Newbridge | 9th - 14th June | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Newbridge | 3rd - 7th June | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Portarlington | 26th May - 31st June | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Portlaoise | 3rd - 7th June | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Reilly’s Yard | 13th - 15th June | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Sallins | 9th - 14th June | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Sallins | 3rd - 8th June | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Skerries | 3rd - 7th June | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
Wicklow | 9th - 14th June | Ballygannon/Kilcoole. Essential linear track maintenance (cable installation/cable containment) Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Woodbrook - Bray | 9th - 14th June | Essential linear track maintenance (prep works for re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Woodbrook - Bray | 3rd - 7th June | Essential linear track maintenance (prep works for re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Contact our Community Liaison, Infrastructure Department
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