Iarnród Éireann Climate Adaptation Strategy
Iarnród Éireann network and services are at the heart of Ireland’s transport system.
Increasing impacts of climate change mean that delivering high quality railway services, during extreme weather-related events, is a constant and evolving challenge for Iarnród Éireann.
Climate change has meant more frequent and intense weather events with rising sea levels, coastal storm surges, stronger winds and temperature increases meaning wetter winters and drier summers. All of these have the potential to adversely impact on railway infrastructure, resulting in great level of service disruption to customers.
Iarnród Éireann is dedicated to improving the resilience of Ireland’s railway to weather and climate impacts in turn enhancing safety, operational and financial performance and delivering a better customer experience.
To safeguard the railway, climate adaption activities must be embedded into how we do things including the maintainance of fleet and railway infrastructure and train operations and procedures.
Read full details in the Iarnród Éireann Climate Adaptation Strategy and see more on the activities the extended team undertake to keep the network running in the video below.