Flood defence works at Plunkett Station are extended

Iarnród Éireann has agreed a two week extension to the current disruptive flood defence works at Plunkett Station to April 9.

The works to protect the rail line on the approach to Waterford, an area which has been prone to flooding and disruption, began on August 25 last.

Works on the flood defence programme, comprising a combination of sheet piled walls, impermeable trenches and an extensive drainage network with two associated pumping stations, will take place from 08:00hrs to 14:30hrs on Mondays to Thursdays.

As a result, up to and including April 9, the following service alterations will continue to apply:

• 07:20hrs and 10:15hrs Dublin Heuston to Waterford will terminate at Kilkenny, with bus transfers from Kilkenny to Thomastown and Waterford 

• 11:00hrs and 13:05hrs Waterford to Dublin Heuston advanced to 10:45hrs and 12:50hrs respectively, and will have bus transfers from Waterford and Thomastown to Kilkenny, and train from Kilkenny to Heuston 

• 09:45hrs Limerick Junction to Waterford will terminate at Carrick-on-Suir with bus transfer from Carrick-on-Suir to Waterford Only two of eight services each way daily between Waterford and Dublin are affected Mondays to Thursdays, and weekends are unaffected.