Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
24 May 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.
The following currently scheduled night-time works are in close proximity to residential areas:
| Station / Area | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ballyhaunis Station |
24th - 28th May |
Essential repairs to the pedestrian footbridge |
| Ashtown – Leixlip |
30th May - 4th June |
Essential linear track maintenance (ballast works). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Ballyfermot |
2nd June – 5th June |
Landen Road, Sarsfield Road bridge and Inchicore. Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Blackrock - Seapoint |
28th - 29th May |
Essential track maintenance (rail scrap removal) between Blackrock and Seapoint. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Boombridge |
30th - 31st May |
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Bray |
4th - 5th June |
Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Bray head – Greystones |
30th May – 18th June |
Essential linear track maintenance (overhead wire renewals). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Cabra |
31st May - 1st June |
Phoenix Park tunnel - Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Carlow |
23rd May – 17th June |
Essential track maintenance (ballast cleaning). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Carragh |
24th May – 25th June |
CLRP Rerailing Project. Essential track Maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Castleknock |
1st June – 3rd June |
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Cherry Orchard |
30th May – 2nd June |
Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Dalkey Tunnel - Shankill |
30th May – 4th June |
Essential linear track maintenance (rail milling machine). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Donabate |
31st May – 4th June |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Essential bridge maintenance & fencing works at UBB32 & UBB34. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Drumcondra |
30th May – 4th June |
Prospect Road, Claude Road & Whitworth Road. Essential linear track maintenance (works to retaining wall structure). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Dun Laoghaire |
28th - 29th May 30th May - 4th June |
Access/Egress via West Pier. Essential track maintenance (rail scrap removal) between Blackrock and Seapoint. Use of heavy on track machines needed. Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Ennis Station |
24th - 28th May |
Essential Track Maintenance - Upgrade Works |
| Greystones |
30th May – 18th June |
Ennis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Essential linear track maintenance (overhead wire renewals). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Heuston Station |
31st May - 1st June 30th May – 2nd June |
Phoenix Park tunnel inspections and muck digging. Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. Heuston Station. Weed spraying. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Killiney – Shankill |
30th May – 25th June |
Essential track maintenance (cable repairs & overhead wire renewals). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Portarlington |
30th May – 4th June 2nd - 3rd June |
SET re-signalling works. Use of heavy on track machines needed. Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Portarlington - Portlaoise |
30th May – 4th June |
Essential linear track maintenance (ballast works). Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Portlaoise |
3rd - 4th June 19th April - 25th June |
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machines needed. CLRP Rerailing Project. Essential track Maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| The Curragh |
30th May – 1st June 4th May – 18th June |
CLRP Rerailing Project. Essential track Maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. CLRP Rerailing Project. Essential track Maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |