Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)’s night-time track works

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Posted: 9 May 2024 | Emily Budgen | No comments yet

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) have begun a series of track repairs and maintenance works across their network.

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

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