Irish Rail Christmas travel arrangements (2023)
Irish Rail has announced its arrangements for the Christmas and New Year period — they are listed below. We advise checking the Irish Rail website for the latest Christmas rail travel updates.
Thursday 21 December 2023
A normal daytime DART and commuter timetable in operation.
Late night trains departing from Pearse at 00:30 and 01:30, stopping at every station en route to Howth.
Late night trains leaving Connolly at 00:30 and 01:30, making stops at all stations on the way to Greystones.
Late night departures from Pearse at 00:40 and 01:40, stopping at Tara St, Connolly, and every station between Howth Junction and Dundalk.
Late night trains from Pearse at 00:20 and 02:00, servicing all stations up to Maynooth.
Late night services from Pearse at 23:50 and 01:50, covering all stations to Drumcondra, and every station from ParkWest to Kildare.
Friday 22 December 2023
A normal daytime DART and commuter timetable in operation.
Late night trains departing from Pearse at 00:30 and 01:30, stopping at every station en route to Howth.
Late night trains leaving Connolly at 00:30 and 01:30, making stops at all stations on the way to Greystones.
Late night departures from Pearse at 00:40 and 01:40, stopping at Tara St, Connolly, and every station between Howth Junction and Dundalk.
Late night trains from Pearse at 00:20 and 02:00, servicing all stations up to Maynooth.
Late night services from Pearse at 23:50 and 01:50, covering all stations to Drumcondra, and every station from ParkWest to Kildare.
Saturday 23 December 2023
A normal daytime DART and commuter timetable in operation.
Late night trains departing from Pearse at 00:30 and 01:30, stopping at every station en route to Howth.
Late night trains leaving Connolly at 00:30 and 01:30, making stops at all stations on the way to Greystones.
Late night departures from Pearse at 00:40 and 01:40, stopping at Tara St, Connolly, and every station between Howth Junction and Dundalk.
Late night trains from Pearse at 00:20 and 02:00, servicing all stations up to Maynooth.
Late night services from Pearse at 23:50 and 01:50, covering all stations to Drumcondra, and every station from ParkWest to Kildare.
Sunday 24 December 2023 (Christmas Eve)
DART and Commuter Services: Regular schedule until approximately 21:00 on all routes.
Intercity Services: Running as usual, except for cancellations of the 21:00 Heuston to Cork, 20:30 Heuston to Galway, 19:25 Heuston to Limerick, and 18:20 Limerick to Heuston trains.
Monday 25 December 2023 (Christmas Day)
No train services available.
Tuesday 26 December 2023 (St Stephen’s Day)
No train services available.
Wednesday 27 December 2023
DART and Commuter services to operate to a Saturday timetable.
Thursday 28 December 2023
DART and Commuter services to operate to a Saturday timetable, with some minor alterations in place.
Friday 29 December 2023
DART and Commuter services to operate to a Saturday timetable, with some minor alterations in place.
Saturday 30 December 2023
DART and Commuter services to operate to a Saturday timetable, with some minor alterations in place.
Sunday 31 January 2023
DART and Commuter services will follow the regular Sunday timetable until approximately 22:00 on all routes.
Additional late night DART trains at 01:30 and 02:30 depart from Pearse, stopping at every station en route to Howth.
Additional late night DART trains from Connolly at 01:30 and 02:30, making stops at all stations on the way to Greystones.
At 01:40 and 02:40, trains leave Pearse, calling at Tara St, Connolly, and all stations from Howth Junction to Dundalk.
Pearse station has trains leaving at 01:20 and 03:00, servicing all stations to Maynooth.
From Pearse, trains at 00:50 and 02:50 head towards Drumcondra, stopping at all stations from ParkWest to Kildare.
For Intercity routes, all Sunday services will run except for the following cancellations: the 21:00 Heuston to Cork, 20:30 Heuston to Galway, 19:25 Heuston to Limerick, and 18:20 Limerick to Heuston services.
Monday 1 January 2024
Revised Sunday Service Schedule for DART and Commuter Trains.
Adjusted Timetable for Intercity Routes.
Tuesday 2 January 2024
A regular weekday service to operate on al routes.