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Work underway for temporary Adare train station for Ryder Cup 2027
Work underway for temporary Adare train station for Ryder Cup 2027. Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann, Jim Meade, Pat Keating CEO Shannon Foynes Port Company and Fiona Malone , Resident Engineer at Askeaton Co. Limerick pictured track laying project on the Foynes to Limerick Freight line, with completion of the project opening the opportunity for a temporary station at Adare. Photograph by Eamon Ward
Iarnród Éireann has announced construction has started on the temporary train station at Adare to support spectators at the 2027 Ryder Cup
Iarnród Éireann has said that construction has started on the temporary station at Adare, which is set to support thousands of spectators travelling to and from the Ryder Cup in September 2027.
The temporary station consists of a platform and an external concourse. Construction, which is expected to take 6 months, is being progressed alongside works on the reinstatement of the Limerick to Foynes Freight Line, which is expected to be complete in October 2026.
The station works are funded by the Department of Transport, through the National Transport Authority (NTA), and are being delivered by Cara Plant Hire Limited.
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Iarnród Éireann is working closely with the NTA to support the overall NTA public transport plan for the Ryder Cup. It is likely that the Ryder Cup special rail services will operate outside of regular timetable hours and will utilise the existing train fleet, running a shuttle service between Limerick Junction and Adare on the reinstated Foynes rail line. The shuttle will meet trains from Dublin and Cork at Limerick Junction where passengers can interchange, supporting thousands of spectators in getting to and from the venue.
The €3 million Euro project will be a platform with concourse and crowd management are, Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1, Barry Kenny, Head of Corporate Communications at Iarnród Éireann said, “We have been developing the Foynes Freightline, that’s going to be complete by the end of this year, and that affords the opportunity for this major event, where you’re going to have thousands of people moving at the one time, to offer passenger service as well.”
Works are well advanced on the reinstatement of the 42km Limerick to Foynes Rail Line, with the project set for completion in October 2026. Track laying was complete in 2025 and works on signalling and telecommunications is continuing to make progress. Works are also progressing on the refurbishment of Foynes Station which will be used for staff accommodation on site.
The €151.5 million Limerick to Foynes Freight Line project includes, completion of 42km of track reinstatement; closure and upgrades of user worked level crossings; installation of signalling & telecoms infrastructure; full refurbishment of Foynes Station building and train shed roof; connection of Foynes line to existing network at Limerick; and reinstatement of 13 public road level crossings with CCTV monitored crossings, representing an improvement in safety over the previous gated crossings.
Once the line is commissioned in October 2026, driver route training will commence before the first freight services begin operating in early 2027.
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