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11 Jan 2026

ALERT: Train services to be disrupted in Waterford until late March due to major works

Major flood prevention works will take place from Mondays to Thursdays until March 26th, 2026

ALERT: Train services to be disrupted in Waterford until late March due to major works

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Reporter:

Rachel Kavanagh

10 Jan 2026 8:33 PM

Train services in Waterford will be disrupted until the end of March 2026 due to major flood prevention works, the County Council have announced.

The major flood prevention works are now resuming as part of the Waterford North Quays Development, to protect the rail line on the approach to Waterford.
Iarnród Éireann is advising customers that the flood defence works will necessitate disruption to some off-peak rail services on Monday to Thursday mornings until March 26th, 2026.
Works will take place from 8am to 2:30pm on Mondays to Thursdays until March 26th, 2026 and as a result, the following service alterations will apply:
  • 7:20am and 10:15am Dublin Heuston to Waterford will terminate at Kilkenny, with bus transfers from Kilkenny to Thomastown and Waterford
  • 11:00am and 1:05pm Waterford to Dublin Heuston will have bus transfers from Waterford and Thomastown to Kilkenny, and train from Kilkenny to Heuston
  • 9:45am Limerick Junction to Waterford will terminate at Carrick-on-Suir with bus transfer from Carrick-on-Suir to Waterford

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This ensures that only two of eight services each way daily between Waterford and Dublin are affected Mondays to Thursdays, and that weekends are unaffected.
The flood prevention works are being undertaken by contractors for Waterford City and County Council to address the recurring flooding issue which has occurred over many years at this location and ensure the railway service is climate resilient into the future.
As well as ensuring rail services are no longer impacted by flooding, both to the existing station and the new Plunkett Station from 2027, the works will allow a new electrical signalling system to replace the mechanical system which has been in place, and reinstate track capacity and routes to/from Waterford.

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