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:
Night-time Track Works Across Iarnród Éireann Network
Station / Area
Date
Location
Ashtown
7th – 18th May
Essential track maintenance (electrical and drainage works). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Balbriggan
15th April – 4th May
7th – 18th May
Essential track maintenance (renewal of P&C). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Bray
29th April – 3rd May
7th – 11th May
Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Caragh
22nd April – 18th May
Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Carrigtwohill to Midleton
29th April – 31st May
Works will be carried out 11.30pm – 5am each night incorporating areas along rail corridor including Ballyadam, Ballyrichard More, Waterock, Ford and Mill Road Level Crossings. Use of plant and machinery needed.
Cherryville – Portarlington
29th April – 4th May
Essential linear track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Connolly – Howth Junction
7th – 11th May
Essential linear track maintenance (rail milling machine). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Dalkey – Shankill
7th – 11th May
Essential linear track maintenance (cable containment/installation). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Donabate
7th – 11th May
Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Drogheda
15th April – 28th September
Kearney’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Dundalk
30th April – 4th May
Dunleer. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Enfield – Ashtown
29th April – 4th May
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Greystones
11th – 12th May
Ennis Lane. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Howth Junction
29th April – 3rd May
Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Howth Junction – Portmarnock
7th – 11th May
Essential linear track maintenance (muck digging). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kilbarrack – Howth Junction
7th – 11th May
Essential linear track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kilcock/Maynooth
29th April – 4th May
Jackson’s Bridge/Old Bog Road/Ferran’s Crossing/Kilcock Station. Essential track maintenance (ballast maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kildare
2nd May – 12th May
Sallins. Essential track maintenance (rail replacement). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kildare
2nd May – 12th May
Sherlockstown. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Kildare
4th – 5th May
11th – 12th May
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kildare
22nd April – 25th May
Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kildare
10th – 12th May
Cherryville. Essential track maintenance (rail stress). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Kilkenny
7th- 11th May
30th April – 4th May
Newrath to Dunkitt. Essential track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Mullinavat to Coolmeen. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Killiney
29th April – 7th May
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Lansdowne Road
15th April – 11th May
Lansdowne Road Level Crossing. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Lansdowne Road – Sepentine
15th April – 11th May
Essential linear track maintenance (boundary wall repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Leixlip
11th – 12th May
Essential track maintenance (rail stress). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Lucan North
7th – 12h May
29th April – 4th May
Foley’s Yard. Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Malahide
31st January – 10th May
7th May – 27th September
Essential track maintenance (Overhead Cable Equipment Mast Strengthening). Use of heavy on track machines needed
Maynooth
9th – 11th May
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Maynooth – Ashtown
7th – 12th May
Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Mullingar
Weekly to 4th May
Essential track maintenance works near Mullingar Station Co. Westmeath. Works will take place from 21:00 to 06:00 each night respectively. Works will continue every week Tuesday night to Saturday morning until Saturday 4th May.
Newtownforbes, Co. Longford
9th May
16th May
17th- 18th May
Essential track maintenance works. Works will take place from 21:00 to 06:00 each night respectively
North Strand
10th – 12th May
Essential track maintenance (points repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Pearse station – Lansdowne Road
7th -11th May
Essential linear track maintenance (points maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Phoenix Park Tunnel
8th April – 1st June
Essential track maintenance (brick repairs). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Portarlington
29th April – 4th May
7th – 10th May
Essential track maintenance (points & crossings maintenance). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Essential track maintenance (rail repair). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Sandycove – Killiney
29th April – 7th May
8th May – 11th May
Essential linear track maintenance (overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Seapoint – Dun Laoghaire
7th – 11th May
29th April – 4th May
Essential linear track maintenance (rail and overhead cable renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Shankill – Bray
29th April – 8th June
Essential linear track maintenance (track renewal). Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Spin Bridge
29th April – 4th May
Access/Egress. Loading on/off machinery. Use of heavy on track machines needed.
Streete, Co. Westmeath
2nd – 3rd May
8th May
14th – 15th May
21st – 24th May
Essential railway engineering and safety critical track maintenance works. Works will take place from 21:00 to 06:00 each night respectively
Wexford
30th April – 5th May
3rd May – 4th May
Ardcandrisk to The Heritage Park. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
Macmine to Polehore. Essential linear track maintenance. Use of heavy on track machinery needed
