San Diego rail service to be suspended for track maintenance: What to know
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — All train service will be suspended through San Diego during two weekends this month for major infrastructure work and other routine maintenance.
The interruptions will impact every rail service that runs through North County, including Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and the North County Transit District (NCTD) COASTER line.
The first closure is set for this weekend on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9. The second will be two weeks later on Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23. Regularly scheduled service will resume across all operators the Monday morning following each closure.
According to NCTD officials, the first closure will allow for maintenance work in sections of the train tracks from San Onofre to Pulgas, Poinsettia station to La Costa overpass, and Cedar Street to Beech Street in the city of San Diego, as well as improvements at the Carlsbad Village Station.
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During the second closure, crews will be doing track maintenance in two locations: from Miramar to Washington Street and around the Sorrento Valley Station.
Test trains, construction vehicles and equipment will remain active in and around each of these segments of the county's train network while the closures are in place, NCTD notes.
Residents along San Diego's rail corridor are encouraged to remain alert and continue operating as if service is fully active.
Surfliner, COASTER and Metrolink passengers are also urged to plan ahead for alternative travel arrangements during the closures — no alternative transportation, such as bus bridge connections, will be made available.
Transit riders could use alternatives, such as NCTD's BREEZE bus routes or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System's Trolley, to get around.
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