Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
21 February 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackrock - Dun Laoghaire | 21st and 22nd February | Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of hand tools needed |
| Bray | 17th – 22nd February | Essential linear track maintenance (points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Bray Yard |
25th – 27th February |
Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Clongriffin |
26th – 28th February |
Essential track maintenance (track repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Clongriffin |
24th February – 1st March |
Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Clontarf Road |
17th – 22nd February |
Essential track maintenance points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Connolly - Clontarf Road | 17th – 22nd February | Essential linear track maintenance (points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Connolly - East Wall |
24th February – 1st March |
Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Connolly - Pearse |
26th December - 1st March |
Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Coolmine | 24th February – 1st March | Essential track maintenance points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Drogheda | 17th February – 1st March | Kearney’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Drogheda | 24th February – 1st March | Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Drumcondra – North Strand | 17th – 23rd February | Essential linear track maintenance (tree/hedge cutting and points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Enfield | 17th – 22nd February | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Glenageary - Dalkey | 27th January -28th February | Essential linear track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Greystones | 24th and 25th February | Ennis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Greystones | 17th – 22nd February | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Greystones-Bray | 24th February – 1st March | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Greystones-Bray |
17th – 22nd February |
Essential linear track maintenance (Overhead cable installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Hazelhatch | 24th February – 1st March |
Essential track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Heuston Station | 24th February – 1st March | Essential track maintenance (switch panel installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Heuston Station | 17th – 23rd February | Essential track maintenance (points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Hill of Down | 17th – 22nd February | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Howth | 24th February – 1st March | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Howth Junction – Bayside | 24th February – 1st March | Essential linear track maintenance (tree cutting/track repairs/muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Howth Junction – Howth | 24th February – 1st March | Essential linear track maintenance (breather switch maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Kildare | 24th – 28th February | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Kilkenny | 17th– 22nd February | Knockmoylan to Ballyhale. Essential linear track maintenance (general track maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Kilkenny | 17th February – 1st March | Newrath to Mullinavat. Essential linear track maintenance (tree cutting & general track maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Kilkenny | 4th February – 22nd February | Dunbell to Lavistown. Essential linear track maintenance (vegetation removal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Kilmore | 17th – 22nd February | Essential track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Lucan North | 24th February – 1st March | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
| Malahide | 1st and 2nd March | Essential track maintenance (track repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Maynooth – Killucan | 17th – 22nd February | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Maynooth – Killucan | 24th February – 1st March | Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Monasterevin | 17th – 28th February | Essential bridge maintenance (UBC102). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Mallow to Tralee, Mallow - Buttevant, Mallow to Cork Kent, Kent to Glounthaune, Glounthaune to Midleton, Carrigtwohill to Cobh, Cork. |
3rd - 28th February |
Essential railway intermittent signalling and twin-track programme works incorporating areas along Cork commuter rail corridor. |
| Newbridge | 17th – 22nd February | Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Newbridge | 24th – 28th February | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Portarlington | 17th – 22nd February | Essential track maintenance (points repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Portmarnock | 1st and 2nd March | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Raheny – Howth Junction | 24th February – 1st March | Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Sallins | 24th February – 1st March | Essential track maintenance (track repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Sallins | 17th – 22nd February | Essential linear track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
| Sutton | 24th February – 1st March | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machine. Use of heavy on track machines needed |
| Whitepoint, Cobh area, Cork Rushbrooke, Cobh branch line, Cork |
3rd - 28th February |
Essential bridge works. Embankment stabilisation works |