Coaster Service Suspended This Weekend From San Diego To Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, CA — North County Transit District will temporarily suspend all coastal rail service this weekend for routine railroad maintenance and major infrastructure work.

Coastal rail service will be suspended Saturday and Sunday from San Diego to Oceanside, with regularly scheduled service resuming on Monday, according to NCTD officials.

"Weekend closures occur periodically throughout the year on a pre-determined schedule to provide construction crews the opportunity to work safely on and along the rail line to complete preventative maintenance improvements and advance major railroad construction projects," the district said in a statement.

Work will take place in the following locations:

• Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Phase 5
• Track Maintenance — Santa Fe Depot and between Sorrento Valley and Rose Canyon
• Signal Optimization — Carlsbad
• San Diego LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project — Los Penasquitos Lagoon

No passenger or freight trains will operate during the closure, but test trains, construction vehicles and equipment will be active throughout the weekend. Officials advised residents to remain alert along the corridor and to only cross the rail line at designated rail crossings.