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Ireland

7 buyers · 58 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

Four procurement doors; MetroLink civils, service, enabling contracts EUR 7.9bn/7.3bn/1.2bn estimates; Iarnród Éireann DART+ frameworks closed without award; only 50 km of 2,200 km electrified.

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0Metro systems operating

1Light rail systems operational

7Buyers tracked

58Tenders tracked

Live pipeline: Over EUR 20bn of valued procurements tracked, dominated by MetroLink (M401/M402 civils EUR 7.912bn, the M500 25-year design-build-finance-operate-maintain contract EUR 7.3bn, the M120 heavy civils framework EUR 1.2bn) and the DART+ Programme (EUR 2.2bn indicative, with framework estimates of EUR 650m for civils, EUR 550m for electrification and EUR 325m for signalling); one tender above the EUR 5m floor was still open for bids on 13 September 2026
Technology areas: Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, AI inspection, Cybersecurity

Key figures

Iarnród Éireann's Network State…1,178 km single · 886 km double · 60 km multiple trackIarnród Éireann's Network Statement 2026 summarises the mainline as 1,178 km single track, 886 km double and 60 km multiple; nominal installed plain-line gauge is 1,602 mm where rails are inclined at 1 in 40 on concrete and 1,600 mm where they are inclined at 1 in 20 or vertical, with 1,600 mm for new points and crossings, and the maximum permissible axle load is 18.8 tonnes. Iarnród Éireann's own infrastructure page states it manages the safety of 2,200 km of railway; its infrastructure department publishes 2,400 km of track, 5,100-plus bridges, 1,240 level crossings, 147 open stations, 372 platforms and 14 tunnels, while the Commission for Railway Regulation publishes approximately 2,400 km of operational track, about 4,440 bridges, about 1,100 point ends, about 970 level crossings, 144 stations, 3,300-plus cuttings and embankments, 372 platforms and 13 tunnels.

4 sources · all primary

● Iarnród Éireann · Network Statement 2026 (§3.3.1.1 extent of single, double and multiple track; §3.3.1.2 track gauge; §3.3.2.2 weight limits; §3.3.2.6 power supply) (published 2025-12-01 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Iarnród Éireann Infrastructure (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Infrastructure Contact Details (asset counts and the three Infrastructure Manager's Offices) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Commission for Railway Regulation · Areas we regulate (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

The DART is Iarnród Éireann's o…about 50 km at 1,500 V DC, rising to over 150 kmThe DART is Iarnród Éireann's only electrified line. Its Network Statement 2026 records that the Dublin suburban system in the area bounded by Malahide, Howth and Greystones is electrified at 1,500 V DC by overhead contact line, with one or both running rails as the return, contact wire height between 4,200 mm and 5,600 mm and a maximum stagger of 400 mm. The DART+ Programme grows the electrified network from its current 50 km to over 150 km, with DART+ Coastal North alone extending the wire about 37 km from Malahide to Drogheda MacBride; Iarnród Éireann describes DART+ as trebling electrification of the Greater Dublin Area network. No published figure gives the electrified share of the whole network.

5 sources · all primary

● Iarnród Éireann · Network Statement 2026 (§3.3.1.1 extent of single, double and multiple track; §3.3.1.2 track gauge; §3.3.2.2 weight limits; §3.3.2.6 power supply) (published 2025-12-01 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · DART+ Programme — home and news (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · About the DART+ Programme (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · DART+ Coastal North (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Investment in New Trains (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

DART+ Programme: four infrastru…EUR 2bn programme · EUR 2.2bn on the indicative noticeDART+ Programme: four infrastructure projects (West, South West, Coastal North, Coastal South) plus fleet and a depot, described by Iarnród Éireann as a EUR 2 billion investment under Project Ireland 2040 that doubles capacity and trebles electrification in the Greater Dublin Area; the periodic indicative notice of 20 December 2024 carries EUR 2,200,000,000

3 sources · all primary

● Iarnród Éireann · About the DART+ Programme (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Investment in New Trains (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Iarnród Éireann — Periodic Indicative Notice relating to DART+ Programme Procurements (published 2024-12-20 · checked 2026-09-13)

MetroLinkEUR 9.5bn · 18.8 km · 16 stationsMetroLink, Swords to Charlemont, driverless, much of it bored; both the global prior information notice of 8 July 2025 and the M500 prior information notice of 7 October 2025 carry EUR 9,500,000,000. Government approval in principle July 2022; procurement of the M401/M402 civils began 3 February 2026 and of the M500 25-year design-build-finance-operate-maintain contract on 4 May 2026

5 sources · all primary

● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — Global Prior Information Notice for the MetroLink programme (published 2025-07-08 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — MetroLink M500 Contract (DBFOM) prior information notice (published 2025-10-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · About MetroLink (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink Preliminary Business Case (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · First Major Design and Build Civils Contracts Announced for MetroLink (published 2026-02-03 · checked 2026-09-13)

Luas light rail43 km · 81 trams · 55 million journeys in 2025Luas light rail, owned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Red Line 21 km with 32 stops, Green Line 22 km with 35 stops, 81 trams, seven Park & Ride sites, opened 2004, on TII's own Luas page, which publishes no depot count; the three maintenance depots and the 67-stop total come from the TII400 contract notice. Operations and maintenance awarded to Keolis (UK) Limited on 12 March 2026 at EUR 718,979,302

2 sources · all primary

● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Luas Operations (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII400 Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract (contract award notice) (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-13)

All-Island Strategic Rail Review32 recommendations · EUR 35bn-37bn to 2050All-Island Strategic Rail Review, published 31 July 2024 by the Department of Transport and Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure: 32 recommendations to 2050 taking the island's route length from about 2,300 km to almost 3,000 km, 200 km/h intercity trains, at least hourly intercity services, net-zero through overhead electrification, 700,000 more people within 5 km of a station and annual passengers from about 65 million to over 180 million, at a capital cost of EUR 35bn-EUR 37bn (GBP 29bn-GBP 31bn) in 2023 prices

2 sources · all primary

● Department of Transport (Ireland) · All-Island Vision for a New Age of Rail (press release on the Final Report) (published 2024-07-31 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Department of Transport (Ireland) and Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) · All-Island Strategic Rail Review — publication page and Final Report (published 2024-07-31 · checked 2026-09-13)

Shared Island Fund allocation o…EUR 228m for all-island rail, June 2026Shared Island Fund allocation of 23 June 2026 with delivery targeted by 2030: EUR 100 million for track renewals in Northern Ireland on the Derry-Belfast and Belfast-Dublin lines (recorded in the Atlas's Northern Ireland file), EUR 93 million to accelerate DART+ Coastal North infrastructure in Ireland, and EUR 35 million to continue the hourly Enterprise service to 2030, matched by the Department of Transport; Enterprise passenger numbers rose about 40 per cent after the hourly service began in October 2024

1 source · primary

● Government of Ireland — Department of Transport · Almost €230 million Shared Island funding to support investment in all-island rail (press release) (published 2026-06-23 · checked 2026-09-05)

DART+ Fleet: an Alstom framewor…up to 750 vehicles · 285 carriages orderedDART+ Fleet: an Alstom framework awarded December 2021 with provision for up to 750 electric and battery-electric vehicles over ten years; three orders totalling 285 carriages in 57 five-carriage trains, about EUR 670 million of Government investment, first units in testing for service in 2027 and the third order of 100 carriages at EUR 173.9 million replacing the 1984 DART fleet

2 sources · all primary

● Iarnród Éireann · Investment in New Trains (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · DART+ Fleet (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders	Contracts awarded
Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail	Infrastructure manager	42	23
Transport Infrastructure Ireland	State DOT	14	4
National Transport Authority	Transit authority	2	2
An Coimisiún Pleanála	Other	0	0
Commission for Railway Regulation	Regulator / standards	0	0
Córas Iompair Éireann	National operator	0	0
Department of Transport (Ireland)	National rail HQ	0	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
Luas low-voltage electrical renewals works	TII	Open	$25–100m	Closes October 2026
MetroLink M120 Dublin Airport station heavy civils	TII	Bids closed	over $1bn	Bids closed July 2026 · award expected
MetroLink M401 M402 design build civil	TII	Bids closed	over $1bn	Bids closed March 2026 · award expected
MetroLink M500 service delivery partner 25 years	TII	Bids closed	over $1bn	Bids closed July 2026 · award expected
DART+ civil structural works design build	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$500m–1bn	Bids closed October 2025 · award expected
DART+ electrification works design build framework	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$500m–1bn	Bids closed September 2025 · no award published
MetroLink M14 utilities enabling works framework	TII	Bids closed	$500m–1bn	Bids closed May 2026 · award expected
DART+ Spencer Dock station Dublin design build	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$100–500m	Bids closed October 2025 · award expected
DART+ signalling telecoms design build framework	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$100–500m	Bids closed December 2025 · award expected
DART+ MetroLink Glasnevin enabling works	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$100–500m	Bids closed August 2026 · award expected
Labour services framework four trade lots	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$100–500m	Bids closed September 2026 · award expected
New light rail vehicles procurement supplies services	TII	Bids closed	$100–500m	Bids closed September 2024 · no award published
High voltage traction power renewals works	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$25–100m	Bids closed March 2025 · no award published
MetroLink M160 environmental monitoring services	TII	Bids closed	$25–100m	Bids closed July 2026 · award expected
Sales distribution platform revenue management	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$25–100m	Bids closed May 2026 · award expected
Field cable train protection system	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$5–25m	Bids closed September 2025 · no award published
MetroLink M190 specialist heritage contract	TII	Bids closed	$5–25m	Bids closed July 2026 · award expected
Remote sensor monitoring equipment eleven asset-class lots	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$5–25m	Bids closed December 2025 · award expected
Belden OTN XTRAN MPLS-TP optical transport equipment	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$5–25m	Bids closed January 2026 · award expected
Fasteners supply three lots safety-critical bespoke	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$5–25m	Bids closed May 2026 · award expected
Wicklow Station battery-electric multiple unit charging	Iarnród Éireann	Bids closed	$5–25m	Bids closed April 2026 · award expected
MetroLink Programme Delivery Partner support services	TII	Awarded	$500m–1bn	Published November 2025
Multi-disciplinary consultants PMP phases 1-5 framework	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$500m–1bn	Awarded August 2026
TII400 Luas operations maintenance seven years	TII	Awarded	$500m–1bn	Awarded March 2026
Plant hire services framework agreement	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded July 2026
Washed railway ballast supply delivery framework	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded July 2026
GSM-R Phase 4 civils works package 2	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded October 2025
Galway Line Portarlington multi-disciplinary consultant	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded April 2025
Computer based interlocking system supply support	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded April 2025
On-track machine fleet permanent way operation	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded July 2026
Level crossing CCTV camera poles national	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded November 2024
Luas overhead contact system works framework	TII	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded July 2026
DART+ multi-disciplinary consultancy IÉ PMP 5-7	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded May 2026
Foynes line fibre services Limerick Foynes	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded December 2025
Independent safety assessor notified designated body	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded August 2026
38 kV traction substation equipment maintenance	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded November 2025
Navan rail line multi-disciplinary consultancy	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded November 2024
Overhead line equipment maintenance repair renewal	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded October 2024
Rail welding repair and track inspection services	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded December 2023
Rope access inspection Irish Rail bridges	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded July 2025
Rail supply CEN54E1 CEN60E1 UIC33C1	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded March 2024
Telecommunications batteries rechargeable 12 V DC VRLA	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded June 2025
Luas track and associated works renewals	TII	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded May 2025
Luas operations maintenance Transdev Covid-era modifications	NTA	Awarded	$5–25m	Published August 2024
Cork Area Commuter Rail multi-disciplinary consultant	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$5–25m	Awarded May 2024
Technical advisory services transport projects	NTA	Awarded	$5–25m	Awarded June 2026
Ultrasonic rail testing operatives	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$5–25m	Awarded October 2024
Long line public address system supply	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	$5–25m	Awarded November 2025
OBE53 waterproofing stitching masonry Granagh Beg	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	value not reliable on the notice	Awarded September 2025
Siemens Mobility signalling train control system	Iarnród Éireann	Awarded	value not published	Awarded June 2026
DART+ Fleet Alstom 750 electric battery-electric vehicles	Iarnród Éireann	In execution	$500m–1bn
Glounthaune Midleton twin track Cork Area	Iarnród Éireann	In execution	$25–100m	Awarded July 2024
Ceannt Station Galway redevelopment	Iarnród Éireann	In execution	$25–100m	Awarded October 2023
DART+ Programme periodic indicative notice	Iarnród Éireann	Planned	over $1bn
MetroLink global prior information notice	TII	Planned	over $1bn
DART+ Coastal North Malahide Clongriffin Shared Island	Iarnród Éireann	Planned	$100–500m	Announced June 2026
Continuous welded rail transportation delivery system	Iarnród Éireann	Planned	$5–25m
Luas onboard radio installation TETRA system	TII	Planned	value not reliable on the notice

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Dublin	operational — the DART, about 50 km of electrified coastal and suburban railway, plus diesel Commuter and Intercity services on four radial corridors and the 43 km Luas light rail network; no metro exists yet, and MetroLink (18.8 km, 16 stations, driverless) is in procurement with its civils and 25-year service contracts closed to bids in 2026	DART (Iarnród Éireann); DART+ Programme (in procurement); Luas Red Line and Green Line (Transport Infrastructure Ireland); Luas Finglas extension (Green Line, 3.9 km, four stops); MetroLink Swords–Charlemont (in procurement)
Cork	operational — diesel commuter rail between Mallow, Cork Kent, Cobh and Midleton; Cork Area Commuter Rail phase 1 in execution (Kent Station through platform, Glounthaune to Midleton twin tracking, signalling and communications upgrade), phase 2 proposing eight new stations, two upgrades, a new depot and full electrification	Cork Area Commuter Rail (Iarnród Éireann); Cork light rail, proposed within the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy
Galway	operational — Intercity services to Dublin via Athlone and Portarlington and a local service to Athenry and Limerick; Ceannt Station redevelopment in execution and Oranmore Station double-tracking consented	Galway Line project, Portarlington to Galway (Iarnród Éireann)
Limerick	operational — Intercity and Commuter services via Limerick Junction, and the new Limerick to Foynes freight link under construction with its cable route and fibre system contracted	Limerick to Foynes freight line (Iarnród Éireann)

Players with a footprint here

Player	Kind	Footprint
GPX Rail	Track & electrification contractor	Project presence
TRIUR	Civil contractor	Project presence

What changed

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2026-10-05 — Iarnród Éireann awards Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group a ten-year, €140m contract.
2026-10-05 — Iarnród Éireann issues a design-and-build tender to deliver DART electric services to Wicklow.
2026-10-05 — Planning permission is set to be granted for a new railway station at Blackpool in Cork.
2026-10-05 — Transport Infrastructure Ireland appoints Amey to its Luas overhead-line-works framework.
2026-09-21 — Ireland's Cabinet approves proceeding to the detailed tender stage for the €15.7 billion Dublin MetroLink. The detailed business case is approved; market bids and delivery partners follow, so it's now a question of who is invited to compete.

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Sources

● Government of Ireland — Department of Transport · Almost €230 million Shared Island funding to support investment in all-island rail (press release) (published 2026-06-23 · checked 2026-09-05)
● Department of Transport (Ireland) · All-Island Vision for a New Age of Rail (press release on the Final Report) (published 2024-07-31 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Commission for Railway Regulation · Areas we regulate (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · About the DART+ Programme (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · DART+ Coastal North (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · DART+ Coastal South (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · DART+ Fleet (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · DART+ South West (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · DART+ West (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Cork Area Commuter Rail (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Infrastructure Contact Details (asset counts and the three Infrastructure Manager's Offices) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Iarnród Éireann Infrastructure (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Network Statement 2026 (§3.3.1.1 extent of single, double and multiple track; §3.3.1.2 track gauge; §3.3.2.2 weight limits; §3.3.2.6 power supply) (published 2025-12-01 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Investment in New Trains (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Iarnród Éireann · Iarnród Éireann Projects and Investments (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Luas Finglas — the Green Line extension to Finglas (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · About MetroLink (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · First Major Design and Build Civils Contracts Announced for MetroLink (published 2026-02-03 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink announces contract for supplying trains, tracks and stations and operating service for 25 years (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink Preliminary Business Case (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Transport Infrastructure Ireland Appoints Programme Delivery Partner to Drive MetroLink Construction Phase (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink — Procurement news index (M14 Utilities and Enabling Works Framework, M160, M190) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Luas Operations (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — MetroLink, Dublin: design and build civil infrastructure contract packages M401 and M402 (change notice) (published 2026-03-23 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — MetroLink M500 Service Delivery Partner (change notice) (published 2026-06-10 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII400 Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract (contract award notice) (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII522 Electrical Renewals Luas Works (Low Voltage) IMPQQ (change notice) (published 2026-09-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Iarnród Éireann — Long term supply and support of a Computer Based Interlocking system (contract award notice) (published 2025-11-05 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited — 8437 Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (contract award notice) (published 2025-12-22 · checked 2026-09-13)

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