Iarnród Éireann Night-time Track Works
20 December 2024
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 |
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Balbriggan |
6th – 11th January |
Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Ballyfermot |
6th – 25th January |
Landen Road. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Bray Yard | 6th – 11th January | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Clongriffin | 8th – 10th January | Essential track maintenance (rail/track repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Clontarf – Killester | 6th – 11th January | Essential linear track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Clontarf – Malahide/Howth | 16th December – 21st December | Essential linear track maintenance (breather switch maintenance). Use of hand tools |
Clontarf – Raheny | 6th – 11th January | Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Connolly – Clontarf | 6th January – 8th January | Essential linear track maintenance (breather switch maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Connolly - Pearse |
18th November - 22nd December
26th December – 12th January |
Essential linear track maintenance (prep works for track renewals). Use of heavy on track machinery needed Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dalkey |
6th – 11th January |
Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dun Laoghaire |
20th & 21st December |
Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Dundalk |
16th – 21st December |
Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
East Wall Junction | 6th – 11th January | Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Enfield Station | 19th - 21st December | Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Grand Canal Dock - Lansdowne Road |
18th – 21st December |
Essential linear track maintenance (breather switch maintenance). Use of hand tools |
Greystones | 10th January & 11th January | Essential track maintenance (breather switch maintenance). Use of hand tools |
Inchicore |
6th – 25th January |
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kildare - Portarlington |
6th – 25th January |
Essential linear track maintenance (rail/track repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny |
11th December & 12th December |
Mullinavat. Essential track maintenance (tree cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Kilkenny |
6th – 19th January |
Thomastown to Lavistown. Essential linear track maintenance (tree cutting & general track maintenance works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Lucan North | 8th January – 11th January | Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Malahide | 10th & 11th January | Essential track maintenance (rail/track repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Maynooth – Ashtown |
8th – 11th January |
Essential linear track maintenance (tamping head and scrap removal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Maynooth - Killucan |
19th - 21st December |
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Newbridge - Portlaoise |
16th – 21st December |
Essential linear track maintenance (rail scrubbing). Use of hand tools |
Portarlington |
6th – 11th January |
Essential track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Sallins – Sherlockstown |
6th– 25th January |
Essential linear track maintenance (rail/track repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Shankill – Bray |
6th – 8th January |
Essential linear track maintenance (hedge cutting). Use of heavy on track machinery needed |
Spin Bridge |
19th - 21st December |
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed. |
Sydney Parade | 8th & 9th January | Essential track maintenance (breather switch maintenance). Use of hand tools |
Contact our Community Liaison, Infrastructure Department
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