Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
26 July 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Athlone Southern Station | 24th July - 21st August |
Essential railway engineering and safety critical track maintenance works between 21:00 and 06:00 each night |
| Blackrock - Dun Laoghaire |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential linear track maintenance (cable containment/installation & changing sleepers). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Cabra - Inchicore | 17th - 27th July | Essential linear track maintenance (gullet wall pointing/concrete repairs at OB02, OB03, OBC3 and UBC4). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Castlerea Co. Roscommon |
23rd - 27th July 6th - 10th August 13th - 17th August 20th - 24th August |
Contractors and Irish Rail staff are engaged to carry out essential railway engineering and safety critical track maintenance works. Works will take place from 21:00 to 06:00 each night respectively |
| Cherryville | 2nd August & 3rd August |
Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Clondalkin | 29th July – 3rd August |
Essential bridge maintenance (painting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Clontarf Road - Raheny | 31st July – 4th August |
Essential bridge maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
|
Connolly – East Wall |
22nd - 27th July | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
|
Connolly – East Wall |
29th July – 4th August | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Connolly – Pearse | 29th July – 3rd August | Essential linear track maintenance (points and rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
|
Dalkey - Killiney |
22nd July - 27th July | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Dalkey – Killiney |
31st July – 3rd August |
Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Dalkey – Killiney |
29th July – 4th August |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Drogheda |
15th April - 28th September |
Kearney’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Drogheda |
15th - 27th July |
Essential track maintenance (axel counter installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Drogheda |
22nd July - 6th August |
Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Drumcondra - North Wall |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential linear track maintenance (points/rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Dun Laoghaire – Dalkey |
29th July – 3rd August |
Essential linear track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Dunleer |
29th July – 3rd August |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Glasnevin |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Greystones/Bray |
30th July – 1st August |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Howth Junction - Howth / Malahide |
23rd - 27th July |
Essential linear track maintenance (rail milling). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Howth Junction - Portmarnock |
29th July – 3rd August |
Essential linear track maintenance (rail milling). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Kilkenny |
29th July – 3rd August |
Newrath to Ballyhale. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Kilkenny |
15th July – 28th July |
Dunkitt to Mullinavat. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Killester |
31st July – 4th August |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Laytown |
22nd - 27th July |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Lucan North |
29th July – 3rd August |
Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Malahide |
23rd - 27th July |
Essential track maintenance (drainage installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Malahide |
7th May -27th September |
Essential track maintenance (Overhead Cable Equipment Mast Strengthening). Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Malahide |
29th July – 3rd August |
Essential track maintenance (installation of troughing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Mallow Station to Kilbarry area |
1st July -31st July |
Essential railway works incorporating areas along rail corridor including Quartertown Upper, Ballynamona, Mourne Abbey, Burnfort, Blarney, and Mallow Road, Cork. |
| Maynooth |
29th July – 3rd August |
Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Maynooth – Ashtown |
29th July – 3rd August |
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Maynooth - Glasnevin |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Navan Road |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Newbridge - Kildare |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Phoenix Park Tunnel |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential track maintenance (vegetation clearance @ bridge OBO10). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Portarlington |
29th July – 31st July 22nd - 27th July |
Essential track maintenance (spoil removal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Portlaoise |
15th July - 3rd August |
Essential linear track maintenance (rail renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Raheny |
23rd - 26th July |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Reilly's Crossing |
22nd - 27th July |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Sallins |
29th July - 4th August 22nd July – 28th July |
Essential track maintenance (rail replacement). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Shankill - Bray |
15th July - 9th August |
Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Sydney Parade |
22nd - 27th July 29th July – 3rd August |
Level Crossing. Essential track maintenance (CCTV Upgrades). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Talbot Street |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL39). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Tara Street |
22nd - 27th July |
Essential bridge maintenance (UBLL45/UBLL46). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| The Curragh |
29th July – 3rd August |
Essential track maintenance (spoil removal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Wexford |
30th July – 3rd August |
Polehore. Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |