Passenger Trains > Weekend service on Surfliner/Metrolink For San Diego points

This post on the Metrolink site, sums up the weekend service during October and why its necessary..

Due to scheduled track work on Oct. 17 and 18, Metrolink Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains will only operate to and from San Juan Capistrano. There will be no bus service or alternate transportation provided. The first two weekends of October (Oct. 3-4 and Oct. 10-11), there will be no Amtrak or Coaster service south of Oceanside. On Oct. 17 and 18, there will be no Amtrak service south of Irvine, but Amtrak will provide bus service for Amtrak passengers only between Irvine and San Diego. During the service disruption, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) will perform work on the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Bridges, the Bridge 243 Scour Repair project and the Elvira to Morena Double Track project. — 16 days ago

 

It figures. I've been waiting all year to take my kids on the Surfliner from LAUPT to San Diego. We scheduled our trip for 10/18 along with a day at Sea World. So much for that, we'll drive.

For some time the Amtrak web site for info/reservations has only been showing LA-Irvine.

It has not however showed up on travel alerts.

See "service notice" on top of page:  http://www.amtrak.com/pacific-surfliner-train

mundo Wrote:
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> For some time the Amtrak web site for
> info/reservations has only been showing
> LA-Irvine.
>
> It has not however showed up on travel alerts.

I overlooked this and even this morning.!.

Any itea how its been posted?

Any way, I have now posted on TO twice now,  plus what Amtrak posted and is showing in availabity.  No other TO should be caught off guard.

Thanks.

I think the service alert has been up for a couple of weeks.  Availability on Amtrak.com was adjusted about a month ago to show bus bridge Oceanside-San Diego the first two weekends of October and Irvine-San Diego the third one (due to NCTD MOW work north of OSD).  It also shows a service alert when you attempt to book any ticket on the Surfliner.  But I'm still there are some who are surprised when they show up and see a bus, unfortunately!  Three more weekend work windows scheduled in January.

mundo Wrote:
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> I overlooked this and even this morning.!.
>
> Any itea how its been posted?
>
> Any way, I have now posted on TO twice now,  plus
> what Amtrak posted and is showing in availabity. 
> No other TO should be caught off guard.
>
> Thanks.