Irish Rail announce overnight rail track works will commence in Co Kildare from tonight
Irish Rail has confirmed that tonight will see the commencement of the first of a series of necessary rail track works taking place across Co Kildare this Easter week.
It is understood that track works will commence between Confey and Louisa Bridge stations in Leixlip tonight Tuesday April 16, with works scheduled to take place from midnight until 6am daily until Saturday, April 20.
On Wednesday night there will be track works taking place at Fairgreen Road, Dunmurry Road, and Dunmurry Drive in Kildare Town from midnight until 6am daily.
In addition, Irish Rail says that 'major works' are set to take place over two days at Newbridge train station this Thursday and Friday. The works will take place close to residential areas including College Farm, Ailesbury Park, Barrettstown Lawn, Roseberry Court, Raymonda Court, and Barrettstown Meadows.
According to the Irish Rail website, night-time works may include:
- 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.
Homeowners in Co Kildare can check out the schedule for this week's track works at www.irishrail.ie