Train line between Dublin’s Connolly and Grand Canal Dock to close until January 5th

The train line between Dublin’s Connolly Station and Grand Canal Dock will close from December 26th until the 5th of January.

Iarnród Éireann is to undertake a full track renewal of the country’s busiest section of rail line, the “loop line” between Dublin’s Connolly and Pearse Stations, over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

Iarnród Éireann said the works on the line, which sees just under 100,000 train movements annually, sees its lowest number of passengers throughout the year during the Christmas/New Year period.

The works will see 4.2km of track fully replaced from Connolly Station through to Pearse Station.

The track works will be the first renewal of the line in 20 years, when similar works took place over Christmas 2004/New Year 2005.

As a result, the line will be closed between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock throughout this time, with limited exceptions between Pearse and Grand Canal Dock.

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