Over the coming months, Translink is making significant investments in the rail infrastructure across Northern Ireland to modernise the network for future generations and provide services which can help fight against the climate emergency.
While the vast majority of engineering works take place overnight, the company says some circumstances require longer periods of closures.
With this in mind, passengers are being advised to plan ahead and allow for extra journey time when scheduled works are underway.
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A Translink spokesperson said: "While the vast majority of engineering works take place overnight, some circumstances require longer periods of closures.
"This occurs for particular projects that are replacing or improving essential infrastructure like tracks, bridges, signalling and new stations, etc.
"These larger scale works require extensive planning and often years in advance, but there will be unavoidable disruption to some passengers.
"We carefully plan to undertake the works during times off peak times, such as weekends and national holidays. Our project teams plan works that must happen and work 24 hours a day to complete this.
"We try our best to coordinate with other events around Northern Ireland such as music, major sporting, cultural and other entertainment events.
"We have seen a significant increase in events throughout the country since the pandemic and this leads to challenges when deciding when best to undertake engineering work. We work hard to avoid impacting these as much as possible."
Important to Note
Bus substitutions will be provided to replace trains where these services are unable to operate, please check Translink's Journey planner for more details. Please allow for extra journey time.
Major Work Preview: December 2022 - January 2023
December 2022 - January 2023
| Dates | Line affected | Services affected | Works |
| Tuesday 26th December – Monday 2nd January inclusively | Derry~Londonderry Line | Antrim to Lanyon Place Station |
Lagan Junction to Yorkgate Renewals Kilmakee Drainage Works |
| Tuesday 26th December – Monday 2nd January inclusively | Larne Line | Larne Harbour to Lanyon Place Station |
Lagan Junction to Yorkgate Renewals Kilmakee Drainage Works |
| Sunday 8th January | Derry~Londonderry Line | Antrim to Lanyon Place Station | Lagan Junction to Yorkgate Renewals |
| Sunday 8th January | Larne Line | Larne Harbour to Lanyon Place Station | Minor Bridge Works |
| Saturday 14th January – Sunday 15th January inclusively | Bangor Portadown Line | Great Victoria Street – Portadown TBC | |
| Saturday 14th January – Sunday 15th January inclusively | Enterprise services | Belfast to Newry | |
| Sunday 15th January | Derry~Londonderry Line | Yorkgate to Lanyon Place Station | Lagan Junction to Yorkgate Renewals |
| Sunday 29th January (TBC) | Derry~Londonderry Line | Yorkgate to Lanyon Place Station | Lagan Junction to Yorkgate Renewals |
Look Ahead
Further rail improvement work is planned over the coming months.
February
- Sunday 5th Feb 2023- Derry~Londonderry lines
- Project Lagan Junction to Yorkgate
- Saturday 11th – Sunday 19th – Derry~Londonderry lines
- Project Cullybackey Area Renewals
April
- Saturday 8th April – Sunday 9th April – Bangor Portadown line and Enterprise Service
- Saturday 22nd April – Sunday 23st April – Bangor Portadown line and Enterprise Service
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