12 December 2024
Here you will find a complete list of planned engineering works and changes to Iarnród Éireann rail services.
Upcoming Line Improvement Works
Upcoming Line Improvements
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Planned changes to services due to engineering works are currently not available for this route. For a list of upcoming works across the Network, please see Preview of Upcoming Major works.
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Planned changes to services due to engineering works are currently not available for this route. For a list of upcoming works across the Network, please see Preview of Upcoming Major works.
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Mondays to Wednesdays 9th December - 11th December and 6th January - 23rd April
Due to Engineering Works between Glounthaune and Midleton on Mondays to Wednesdays from 9th December to 11th December and from 6th January to 23rd April 2025 the following service alterations and amendments will take place:
- 20:15 Cork to Midleton will be substituted by bus transfers direct from Cork to Midleton, second bus transfer from Cork to Littleisland, Glounthaune, Carrigtwohill and Midleton
- 21:15 Cork to Midleton will be substituted by bus transfers direct from Cork to Midleton, second bus transfer from Cork to Littleisland, Glounthaune, Carrigtwohill and Midleton
- 22:45 Cork to Midleton will be substituted by bus transfers from Cork to Littleisland, Glounthaune, Carrigtwohill and Midleton
- 20:45 Midleton to Cork will be substituted by bus transfers direct from Midleton to Cork, second bus transfer from Midleton to Carrigtwohill, Glounthaune, Littleisland and Cork
- 21:45 Midleton to Cork will be substituted by bus transfers direct from Midleton to Cork, second bus transfer from Midleton to Carrigtwohill, Glounthaune, Littleisland and Cork
- 23:15 Midleton to Cork will be substituted by bus transfers direct from Midleton to Cork, second bus transfer from Midleton to Carrigtwohill, Glounthaune, Littleisland and Cork
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From August the 21st until further notice
Tuesday to Saturday inclusive and every week thereafter:
- 07:00 to Dublin Heuston will depart from platform 4
- 05:40, 06:15 to Dublin Heuston and 06:25 to Tralee will depart from platform 5
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27th December 2024 to 5th January 2025
Engineering works will take place between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock from Friday 27th December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025 (inclusive).
There will be no train service between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock. Pearse and Tara Street stations will be closed. The following arrangements will apply:
Friday 27th December to Sunday 5th January inclusive (with exceptions below):
- Line closed Connolly to Grand Canal Dock
- DART services will operate between Howth/Malahide and Connolly Station, and between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones. Passengers travelling North / South of Connolly Station, a limited shuttle bus service will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Connolly Stations.
- Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for southside customers travelling to/from city centre
- Intercity services between Dublin Connolly and Rosslare Europort will involve bus transfers between Connolly and Bray.
Exceptions to the above will be:
- New Year’s Eve from 23:00 onwards: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only to facilitate those travelling home from city centre to southside locations on late night trains after Dublin’s NYE Festival events. Southside DART services will operate from Pearse to Bray to Greystones, with late night services for Howth to Malahide, Dundalk, Maynooth and Kildare operating to/from Connolly.
- Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd January from 06:00hrs to 18:00hrs inclusive: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only, to facilitate those early returning commuters travelling between southside and city centre. Southside DART services will operate between Pearse and Bray/Greystones.
Throughout the works, Connolly Station will be fully operational with the exception of platform 7, and Grand Canal Dock Station will be fully operational.
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27th December 2024 to 5th January 2025
Engineering works will take place between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock from Friday 27th December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025 (inclusive).
There will be no train service between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock. Perse and Tara Street stations will be closed. The following arrangements will apply:
- All Northern / Maynooth Commuter services will operate to/from Dublin Connolly only.
Exceptions to the above will be:
- New Year’s Eve from 23:00hrs onwards: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only, to facilitate those travelling home from city centre to southside locations on late night trains after Dublin’s NYE Festival events. Southside DART services will operate from Pearse to Bray/Greystones, with late night services for Howth/Malahide, Dundalk, Maynooth and Kildare operating to/from Connolly.
- Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd January from 06:00hrs to 18:00hrs inclusive: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only, to facilitate those early returning commuters travelling between southside and city centre. Southside DART services will operate between Pearse and Bray/Greystones.
Throughout the works, Connolly Station will be fully operational with the exception of platform 7, and Grand Canal Dock Station will be fully operational.
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27th December 2024 to 5th January 2025
Engineering works will take place between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock from Friday 27th December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025 (inclusive).
There will be no train service between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock. Perse and Tara Street stations will be closed. The following arrangements will apply:
- All Northern / Maynooth Commuter services will operate to/from Dublin Connolly only.
Exceptions to the above will be:
- New Year’s Eve from 23:00hrs onwards: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only, to facilitate those travelling home from city centre to southside locations on late night trains after Dublin’s NYE Festival events. Southside DART services will operate from Pearse to Bray/Greystones, with late night services for Howth/Malahide, Dundalk, Maynooth and Kildare operating to/from Connolly.
- Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd January from 06:00hrs to 18:00hrs inclusive: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only, to facilitate those early returning commuters travelling between southside and city centre. Southside DART services will operate between Pearse and Bray/Greystones.
Throughout the works, Connolly Station will be fully operational with the exception of platform 7, and Grand Canal Dock Station will be fully operational.
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Planned changes to services due to engineering works are currently not available for this route. For a list of upcoming works across the Network, please see
Preview of Upcoming Major works.
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27th December 2024 to 5th January 2025
Engineering works will take place between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock from Friday 27th December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025 (inclusive).
There will be no train service between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock. Pearse and Tara Street stations will be closed. The following arrangements will apply:
Friday 27th December to Sunday 5th January inclusive (with exceptions below):
- Line closed Connolly to Grand Canal Dock
- DART services will operate between Howth/Malahide and Connolly Station, and between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones.
- Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for southside customers travelling to/from city centre
- Intercity services between Dublin Connolly and Rosslare Europort will involve bus transfers between Connolly and Bray.
- On Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd January: The 05:35 Rosslare Europort to Connolly is advanced to 05:00 and will operate as bus transfer to Gorey for passengers to connect with 06:45 Gorey to Connolly train service. The 05:50 Gorey to Connolly will operate as bus transfer. The 16:28 and 17:28 Connolly to Rosslare Europort services will operate as bus transfer. The 20:08 Connolly to Gorey, 22:15 Gorey to Connolly and 21.25 Wexford to Gorey are CANCELLED. The 18:25 Connolly to Wexford is extended to Rosslare Europort.
- .Kilcoole station will be closed.
Exceptions to the above will be:
- New Year’s Eve from 23:00 onwards: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only to facilitate those travelling home from city centre to southside locations on late night trains after Dublin’s NYE Festival events. Southside DART services will operate from Pearse to Bray to Greystones, with late night services for Howth to Malahide, Dundalk, Maynooth and Kildare operating to/from Connolly.
- Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd January from 06:00hrs to 18:00hrs inclusive: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only, to facilitate those early returning commuters travelling between southside and city centre. Southside DART services will operate between Pearse and Bray/Greystones.
Throughout the works, Connolly Station will be fully operational with the exception of platform 7, and Grand Canal Dock Station will be fully operational.
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Planned changes to services due to engineering works are currently not available for this route. For a list of upcoming works across the Network, please see Preview of Upcoming Major works.
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Planned changes to services due to engineering works are currently not available for this route. For a list of upcoming works across the Network, please see Preview of Upcoming Major works.
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Planned changes to services due to engineering works are currently not available for this route. For a list of upcoming works across the Network, please see Preview of Upcoming Major works.
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Planned changes to services due to engineering works are currently not available for this route. For a list of upcoming works across the Network, please see Preview of Upcoming Major works.
Major works preview 2024
With record investment in our rail network under the National Development Plan, Iarnród Éireann is currently undertaking a range of projects, as well as essential maintenance, right across our lines.
While the vast majority of works take place overnight, or in a way that sees little or no disruption to services, in some instances disruption is unavoidable. In particular, this will happen if we’re replacing or improving essential infrastructure like tracks, bridges, signalling, overhead lines, or helping third parties with major plans.
So we need to plan these works to deliver improvements to our customers, but there can be unavoidable disruption too. We work to ensure that any such disruption is minimised, and that the number of customers affected is minimised too.
We do this in a number of ways:
- We try to ensure that our busiest lines are unaffected at the busiest times, so weekday works, and particularly at peak, are avoided
- We work to plan the works which must happen, and look at events which take place around the country too. Major sports, music, cultural and other entertainment is always considered. This poses challenges – we’re busier with works than ever before, but there are more events than ever before too
- We choose selected Bank Holiday weekends to undertake projects of significant scale – the extra weekend day allows us to achieve more progress more efficiently, while avoiding impacting those crucial weekday customers. We don’t schedule works at St Patrick’s weekend, which is particularly important for tourism. However, the new February (St Brigid’s Bank Holiday), Easter, and the May, June and October Bank Holidays, and occasionally the August Bank Holiday, are often used for works
So, while we will have other works which may affect individual services, or late evening / early morning services in some instances, this is the current schedule (as of 26th November 2024) of major disruptive works until the end of 2024. Early 2025 works will be confirmed shortly. This is subject to further change (for example, new events or additional investment funding can result in revisions).
Bold indicates extended works, including weekday impacts; italic indicates Translink works.
Line Improvement Works - 2024
| 23rd September to 18th December 2024, 6th January to 23rd April 2025 (Mondays to Wednesdays - 20:00hrs onwards) |
Glounthaune to Midleton
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Track works for new second track
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Glounthaune to Midleton
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| Thursday 26th December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025 |
Connolly to Grand Canal Dock
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Track renewal
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DART, Rosslare Intercity
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Check out our video below to learn more about the work being carried out to maintain our railway network.
Accessibility on Iarnród Éireann Services
We are better able to assist you if you contact us as far in advance as possible, but try to give at least 24-hours' notice of your journey. You can contact us by emailing access@irishrail.ie or call (01) 836 6222 (Monday to Friday 07:00hrs - 19:00hrs and 08:00hrs - 18:00hrs Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays).
For further information please visit our Accessibility section.
For DART Accessibility information, please see our new DART Accessibility section.
Catering on Rail Iarnród Éireann Services
For more information on our Catering services please see our Catering Page.
Bus Transfer Arrangements
Bus transfers are operated by Third Party Companies as a result Iarnród Éireann cannot guarantee there will be toilet facilities on-board. Passengers are advised to use the toilet facilities in the station before travelling. Please note Guide / Assistance dogs and small lap dogs can be facilitated on board bus transfers in line with our Travelling with Animals policy.
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