A number of Irish Rail services to and from Heuston Station are facing disruptions until November

Conor Heneghan

Line improvement works will begin this Saturday, 13 May.

A number of Irish Rail services to and from Dublin’s Heuston Station will be affected by line improvement works on Saturdays starting this weekend and lasting until November.

Irish Rail have advised customers using services to and from Heuston and all connecting services to check their times before travelling on the affected dates while service changes take place on selected Saturdays throughout the rest of this year.

Services to and from Heuston from Cork, Limerick, Tralee, Galway, Westport, Waterford, Portlaoise, Kildare and Dublin commuter services will be affected while Iarnród Éireann continues its programme of line improvement works on the Dublin to Cork line, focusing this year on the section between Hazelhatch and Thurles.

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Irish Rail say that the annual investment of €10 million in line improvements will lead to higher reliability, smoother running of trains and with other works deliver consistent 160kph speeds (100 mph), improving journey times for customers in the process.

Details of the affected services and the affected dates can be viewed below, while more information surrounding catering, first class, existing bookings and seat reservations can be found here.

Iarnród Éireann have apologised for any inconvenience caused by these arrangements.

Services affected (full details at irishrail.ie)

Cork, Limerick and Tralee

Saturday 13th and 20th May, 3rd, 10th June and 1st July

Dublin Heuston/Cork services will operate every hour in each direction with altered timings.
Dublin Heuston/Limerick services will operate every hour, connecting to/from all Dublin Heuston/Cork services at Limerick Junction. Bear this in mind if you are travelling to the Munster v Ospreys Pro12 semi-final match at Thomond Park on Saturday 20th May. Kick-off is at 6:15pm.
Dublin Heuston/Tralee services will operate every two hours, connecting to/from Dublin Heuston/Cork services at Mallow.
5:05pm Dublin Heuston/Tralee service is cancelled. Passengers should board the 5:05pm Dublin Heuston/Cork service and change at Mallow. There will be a delay of 25-30 mins from Mallow to Tralee.
Nenagh Line customers should change at Ballybrophy as normal for connecting services.

Galway and Westport

Saturday 3rd and 10th June and 1st July

Services between Galway and Dublin Heuston will operate as normal.
Services between Westport and Dublin Heuston will operate as normal.

Saturday 20th May

Services between Galway and Dublin Heuston will operate with some minor time changes.
Services between Westport and Dublin Heuston will operate with some minor time changes.

Waterford

Saturday 3rd and 10th June and 1st July

Services between Waterford and Dublin will operate as normal.

Saturday 20th May

Services between Waterford and Dublin will operate with some minor time changes.

Portlaoise and Kildare

Saturday 3rd and 10th June and 1st July

Portlaoise commuter services will operate as normal.

Saturday 20th May

Portlaoise commuter services will operate hourly between Dublin Heuston and Newbridge only, with additional services as follows:

7:20am Portlaoise to Dublin Heuston
10:10pm Dublin Heuston to Portlaoise
11:10pm Dublin Heuston to Kildare

There will be no other commuter services between Portlaoise, Kildare and Dublin Heuston. However customers travelling to/from Portlaoise, Portarlington, Monasterevin, Kildare and Newbridge will be served by Intercity trains.