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Rail passengers are being advised to plan their journeys carefully this weekend as significant engineering work will disrupt services on important cross-border and Northern Ireland rail routes. Irish Rail has announced the temporary closure of the line connecting Drogheda and Dublin from Saturday, 31 January, through to Monday, 2 February, due to necessary maintenance activities.
Another closure on the same Drogheda to Dublin route is set to take place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February. Meanwhile, Translink has revealed a broader schedule of essential engineering operations that will impact train services along the Dublin, Bangor, Larne, and Derry/Londonderry lines in the upcoming weeks.
During these periods, rail replacement bus services will serve the Enterprise routes operating between Drogheda and Dublin Connolly, while an updated timetable will be in effect for trains running between Belfast Grand Central Station and Drogheda. Additional weekend works are planned by Translink on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February, as well as Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March, which will affect the line between Lanyon Place Station and Bangor, the Coleraine to Derry/Londonderry route, and the Larne line stretching from Carrickfergus to Larne Harbour.
The maintenance programme covers several key tasks, such as platform extension at Helen’s Bay station, tunnel repairs at Castlerock and Downhill, culvert refurbishment between Coleraine and Derry/Londonderry, and embankment restoration near Whitehead at Cloghan Point. Translink has emphasized that concentrating these repairs into fewer periods of closure is intended to safeguard the safety and dependability of the railway network while minimizing inconvenience for passengers. John Glass, Translink’s Director of Infrastructure and Projects, highlighted the importance of the upgrades for the network’s future, stating, “We are committed to maintaining and enhancing our rail infrastructure to deliver a high quality, safe and sustainable public transport network today, and for future generations.” He added, “We’ve planned these works carefully so that several essential upgrades, from tunnel repairs to platform extension work and embankment maintenance, can be delivered in one closure period.
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