ORANGE – Passenger rail service through San Clemente will be suspended beginning Monday, April 28, to allow for crews to safely conduct emergency construction aimed at stabilizing sections of track at immediate risk from landslides and coastal erosion.
ORANGE – Amtrak Pacific Surfliner is scheduled to resume limited passenger service through San Clemente beginning Wednesday morning (March 6), as work continues to build a catchment wall at Mariposa Point to protect the rail right of way.
Passenger rail service through San Clemente has been suspended temporarily to allow crews to safely conduct emergency construction aimed at stabilizing sections of track at immediate risk from landslides and coastal erosion.
Regular passenger rail service through San Clemente has resumed, restoring a critical link in Southern California’s transportation system with the completion of a catchment wall at Mariposa Point to protect the track.
The Track Stabilization Project was completed August 2023. The Orange County Transportation Authority, in coordination with Metrolink, has completed emergency work to stabilize the railroad tracks in San Clemente.
Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner passenger rail service will safely resume through South Orange County on Saturday, June 7. The restoration of service will follow the completion of construction of the initial phase of emergency efforts to reinforce the most vulnerable areas along the rail line in San Clemente.
Metrolink and Amtrak passenger rail service continues to be limited during the emergency repairs. Rail service could resume prior to construction completion, but no decision has been made. OCTA will work in partnership with all rail agencies to determine at what point service can safely restart.
ORANGE – Passenger rail service, including Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, is scheduled to fully and safely resume through South Orange County on Saturday, June 7, following the planned completion of construction of the initial phase of emergency efforts to reinforce the most vulnerable areas along the rail line in San Clemente.
Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner have resumed operating regular schedules following emergency construction effort.
Passenger rail service, including Metrolink and Amtrak, was stopped in late September out of an abundance of caution and to allow for the emergency repairs. OCTA is working with state and federal officials to secure necessary funding to pay for the emergency construction, estimated at $12 million.