Portlaoise Train Care Depot

The development of a train care facility at Portlaoise to cater for the 183 intercity railcars and some facilities for outer suburban railcars serving the Kildare Route.

The current international trend towards the use of high specification intercity and regional railcars requires a high standard of maintenance facility to ensure the reliability of the fleet. These facilities are capable of delivering unparalleled reliability in a very cost effective way with dedicated teams.
 

The depot which was completed in February 2008 provides state-of-the-art maintenance facilities, for one of Europe's most modern rail fleets, ensuring the safety, availability and reliability of hourly and two-hourly clockface timetabling on all intercity routes.

Construction work was completed in February 2008 and it came into operation on a phased basis from March 2008. The Depot was officially opened on 25 July 2008. It provides a high quality maintenance and servicing facility for the 183 new intercity railcars and some facilities for outer suburban railcars serving the Kildare Route.