Rail service will remain stopped until further notice until it can safely resume. Updates can be found at metrolinktrains.com/service-update and pacificsurfliner.com/alerts.
ORANGE – All passenger and freight train service has been temporarily halted out of an abundance of caution because of debris falling from a slope north of the San Clemente Pier.
The decision to close the track, just after 1 p.m. Thursday, was made by Metrolink, in consultation with the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency (operator of Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner) and the Orange County Transportation Authority, which owns the track through Orange County.
The tracks will only reopen once it is determined safe rail movement can resume.
OCTA, Metrolink and Pacific Surfliner are working to keep passengers informed through numerous communication channels, including electronic messages and social media. Passengers are asked to look for updates at metrolinktrains.com/service-update and pacificsurfliner.com/alerts.
The location of this closure is approximately 2 miles north of where OCTA is completing construction work near the Cyprus Shore Homeowners Association in San Clemente. This instance of falling debris from the hillside is unrelated to that effort.
OCTA remains in close contact with all of its rail partners and with the city of San Clemente.
