Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
10 December 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bray – Bray Head | 5th Jan – 10th Jan | Essential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Clontarf – Killester | 5th Jan – 10th Jan | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Clongriffin | 15th Dec – 20th Dec | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Clongriffin – Malahide | 15th Dec – 20th Dec | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Connolly Station | Dec/20th Dec – 22nd Dec | Essential track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Cork area (Mallow to Kent, Glounthaune to Midleton) | 5th-11th Jan |
Essential railway intermittent signalling, track delivery and twin-track programme works incl ground investigation surveys incorporating areas along Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) corridor. This includes working during night-time hours when commuter trains are non-operational. Signalling and Communications, including piling and drilling works for signal bases. (Lissard, Lissavoura, Lyradane, Rathduff) Killahora – Carrigtwohill (new track area preparation works) |
| Co.Kilkenny | 5th Jan – 11th Jan |
Dunkitt to Newrath. Essential linear track maintenance (installation of rails & scrap removal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Co.Kilkenny | 10th Jan – 25th Jan |
Kilmacow to Grange. Essential linear track maintenance (installation of rails & scrap removal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Connolly Station | 5th Jan – 10th Jan |
Essential track maintenance (re-railing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Dun Laoghaire | 23rd Dec – 24th Dec | Essential track maintenance (litter picking). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Drogheda | 5th Jan – 10th Jan | Kearney’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Dun Laoghaire |
5th Jan – 10th Jan |
Essential linear track maintenance (welding works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Fairview |
5th Jan – 10th Jan |
Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Glasnevin |
5th Jan – 11th Jan |
Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Grand Canal Dock – Sandymount |
5th Jan – 10th Jan |
Essential linear track maintenance (overhead inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Laytown | 5th Jan – 10th Jan | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Lucan North | 5th Jan – 11th Jan | Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Maynooth/M3Parkway/Glasnevin | 5th Jan – 11th Jan | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Newbridge | 5th Jan – 10th Jan | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Pearse – Tara Street | 5th Jan – 10th Jan | Essential linear track maintenance (maintenance packing). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Portarlington | 8th – 21st Dec | Essential track maintenance. (panel re-railing) Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Reilly’s Yard | 5th Jan – 11th Jan | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Sydney Parade – Blackrock | 5th Jan – 10th Jan | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead inspections). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |