LOS ANGELES – Metrolink, Southern California’s regional passenger rail provider, is suspending service on three lines Oct. 25-26 for planned maintenance and construction work. Trains will not run on the Orange County (OC), Inland Empire-Orange County (IEOC) or Ventura County (VC) lines, and alternate transportation will not be available throughout the weekend. This closure corresponds with a planned North County Transit District work window, which will also impact Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service.
Work will begin during the evening on Friday, Oct. 24, requiring the cancellation of southbound OC Line train 634, scheduled to depart LA Union Station at 9:40 p.m. Alternate bus service will be provided between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo and Oceanside stations for passengers of train 634.
Among the numerous projects planned, the San Juan Creek Bridge replacement near San Juan Capistrano will complete the final steps before entering service, significantly enhancing the safety and resilience of the critical Los Angeles-to-San Diego rail corridor. The existing track and signal infrastructure on the more-than-100-year-old railroad bridge will be cut over to the newly constructed bridge. Metrolink's Positive Train Control system will also be integrated into the new alignment over the weekend.
Beyond work on the San Juan Creek Bridge, Metrolink will address multiple state-of-good-repair projects along the overlapping stretch of the OC and IEOC lines north of Oceanside, including surfacing work and rail plug installation near the Irvine Station and switch maintenance at various locations between the Tustin and Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo stations. Underdrain construction is planned near the San Clemente Station to prevent buildup of rainwater and storm runoff, and Southern California Edison crews will perform work south of the Santa Ana Station. On the VC Line, switch tie replacement will stretch from Burbank to Van Nuys.
Metrolink service on the 91/Perris Valley, Antelope Valley and San Bernardino lines will not be impacted, and trains are expected to operate normally on all lines on Monday, Oct. 27.
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Metrolink regional passenger rail service offers reliable, safe, affordable, and environmentally sustainable transportation throughout an interconnected six-county network. Metrolink has 545.6 total service line miles and 67 stations across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and San Diego counties, connecting people, communities, and businesses and serving as an essential link in the region’s mobility landscape. Metrolink also operates the Arrow service, a nine-mile extension of the San Bernardino County Line linking the cities of San Bernardino and Redlands.
