Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
25 February 2021
Here you will find a complete list of planned night-time track works to Iarnród Éireann rail services. Click on the title for full details.
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:
Night-time Track Works Across Iarnród Éireann Network | ||
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Station / Area | Date |
Location |
Bray | 16th – 27th Feb | Royal Marine Park, Strand Rd, Brennans Parade, Albert Walk, Albert Av, Jones Tce, Sidbury Court, Meath Rd, Convent Av, Victoria Mews |
Broombridge/Ashtown | Limited night-time enabling works for the New Pelletstown Station | Ashington, Royal Canal Av |
Castleknock | 23rd - 27th Feb | Bridge Maintenance at OBG11 Castleknock Station |
Cherryville (Ballast Cleaning Works) | 2nd Feb – 5th March | All areas along the track from approximately 500m on the Monasterevin side of Bridge OBC90 at Cherryville |
Connolly/Killester |
until mid-March 2021 | In connection with the CCRP, linear testing/commissioning will continue along the track between Tara Street Station and Killester, (including North Strand Rd, Northbrook Av/Xavier Av/Strandville Av/ Bessborough Av/Crosbies Yard). Also, in the Connolly Station area, and along the track between Connolly Station and Glasnevin, via North Strand Rd, Clonliffe Rd/Av, Elizabeth St, Lindsay Rd, David Rd, Wigan Rd, Claude Rd, Cross Guns to Glasnevin. This work involves the intermittent use of on-track machines and the nightly movement of machines between work sites. |
Connolly/East Wall | 16th – 28th Feb | As part of the CCRP redundant track joints will be removed along the track between Connolly Station and East Wall Bridge |
The Curragh (Major Track Renewal Works) Phase 1 | 2nd Feb – 27th Feb | All areas along the track from approximately Blackberry Lane Newbridge for a distance of 500m on the Kildare side of Bridge OBC71 (near Fencullen Stables) |
Drogheda | 27th, 28th Feb | Pine Hamlet |
Drogheda North | 28th Feb | Newfield, Bally park, Forest Park, Newfoundwell Rd |
Dundalk North | 23rd - 27th Feb | O’Hanlon Park, Father Murray Park |
Glasnevin/Maynooth | 16th, 27th Feb | Linear Track Works between Glasnevin and Maynooth |
Greystones | 13th, 14th Feb | The Grove |
Hazelhatch/Sallins | 24th – 27th Feb | Linear Track Works between Hazelhatch and Sallins |
Heuston/Inchicore | 17th Feb – 27th March | Inchicore Rd, Rosemount Court, Heuston Sq, Beaconsfield Court, The Belfry, Kilmainham Sq |
Howth Junction/Clongriffin | 16th – 21st Feb | Linear signalling cabling works between Howth Junction and Clongriffin |
Inchicore | 2nd – 28th Feb | Floraville, Seven Oaks, Landen Rd |
Inchicore | 25th, 26th Feb | Vegetation Control at Inchicore Works and Pedestrian Bridge |
Inchicore/Parkwest | 23rd Feb - 17th April | Westlink Industrial Estate, Landen Rd, Kylemore Rd |
Kildare | 23rd - 27th Feb | Vegetation Control Works: White Abbey Lawn |
Killester / Harmonstown | 16th - 23rd Feb | Linear signalling cabling works between Killester and Harmonstown |
Killiney / Shankhill | 23rd Feb - 14th March | Station Rd, Seafield Road, Strand Rd, Seafield Court, Bayview Close/Lawns, Shanganagh Cliffs, Clifton Park |
Lough Atalia Bridge, Galway |
1st - 6th March, 8th - 13th March, 15th - 20th March, 22nd - 27th March 6th - 10th April, 12th - 17th April, 19th - 24th April |
Safety critical track maintenance works from 22:00hrs to 07:00hrs each night |
Mullingar | 24th, 25th Feb | Vegetation works from 21:00hrs to 06:00hrs each night |
Newbridge | 28th Jan – 20th Feb | Linear Track Works from Carragh to Newbridge Station including College Farm, Lakeside Park, Allen View Heights |
Newbridge | 23rd, 24th, 27th Feb | Vegetation Control Works: Mount Carmel, Ailesbury Park, Ring of Roseberry Bridge OBC65 |
Portarlington | 9th - 27th Feb | Railway Mews |
Portlaoise | 17th Nov - 30th April | Linear Signalling Cabling Works for approximately 3Km either side of Portlaoise Station. Works will be concentrated in the Portlaoise Station area from 26th Jan to 14th Feb |
Portlaoise | 24th, 25th Feb | Clonboyne area |
Sallins | 24th – 27th Feb | Sallins station area |
Sallins / Newbridge | 24th Feb | Sallins Pier |
Tara St/Pearse (Bridge Maintenance UBLL49) | 13th Jan – 27th March | Pearse St, Mark St, Mark’s Lane, Shaw St, Townsend St, Trinity College |