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The following are scheduled service alerts, detours and closures for all of NCTD’s transit systems.
Service Alerts
As part of the Poinsettia Station Improvements project, construction crews will remove and replace a portion of the west platform near the northern end of the station. The work will take place from Monday, June 8, through Thursday, June 11, between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Notice to Riders
On Monday, June 8 & Tuesday, June 9, all trains will use the east platform.
On Wednesday, June 10 & Thursday, June 11, all trains will use the west platform.
Notice to Residents
During these activities, nearby residents can expect construction noise and lights, which include Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) required vehicle back-up alarms. Residents also can expect to see construction equipment and vehicles moving in and out of the work area. Crews will work to minimize noise and all other construction-related impacts to surrounding residents.
COASTER: As of Monday, 3/23, all weekend trains and some weekday trains suspended
Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the North County Transit District (NCTD) is experiencing significant declines in ridership and has determined that temporary service reductions will be implemented for COASTER commuter trains. The following temporary service reductions will be in effect beginning Monday, March 23, 2020 and will remain in place until further notice.
Weekend COASTER Service:
All weekend COASTER service will be suspended. Service will not run between Oceanside and Santa Fe Depot on Saturdays or Sundays beginning on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
Weekday COASTER Service:
Beginning on Monday, March 23, 2020, the temporary schedule for weekday (Monday-Friday) service will only include the “active” trains below. “Suspended” trains will not operate.
Southbound
| COASTER No. | Oceanside Departure Time | Active/Suspended |
| 630 | 5:03 a.m. | Active |
| 634 | 6:02 a.m. | Suspended |
| 636 | 6:33 a.m. | Active |
| 638 | 7:15 a.m. | Suspended |
| 640 | 7:40 a.m. | Active |
| 644 | 9:37 a.m. | Suspended |
| 648 | 11:08 a.m. | Suspended |
| 654 | 2:42 p.m. | Active |
| 656 | 3:32 p.m. | Active |
| 660 | 5:11 p.m. | Suspended |
| 662 | 5:41 p.m. | Active |
Northbound
| COASTER No. | Santa Fe Depot Departure Time | Active/Suspended |
| 631 | 6:15 a.m. | Active |
| 635 | 7:39 a.m. | Active (may run up to 5 minutes late) |
| 639 | 9:18 a.m. | Active |
| 645 | 12:49 p.m. | Suspended |
| 651 | 1:56 p.m. | Suspended |
| 653 | 3:36 p.m. | Suspended |
| 655 | 4:21 p.m. | Active |
| 657 | 4:53 p.m. | Active |
| 661 | 5:38 p.m. | Suspended |
| 663 | 6:26 p.m. | Suspended |
| 665 | 7:13 p.m. | Active |
In addition to the COASTER trips which will remain active, riders with a valid COASTER Regional day or monthly pass will still be able to ride the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner. Amtrak will also be implementing service reductions. Riders may visit PacificSurfliner.com or call 800-872-7245 for the latest information regarding Amtrak travel advisories.
No other service changes or reductions are planned at this time.
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2020 Scheduled Closures
Dates are tentative and may change at any time due to weather constraints or construction needs.
- July 11-12
- October 3-4
- October 17-18
2021
- January 9-10
- February 20-21
- March 13-14
- March 20-21
- October 2-3
- October 16-17
Complete Rail Closures
An Absolute Work Window (AWW) or coastal rail closure means there will be no COASTER or Amtrak service between Oceanside Transit Center and Santa Fe Depot. Please plan ahead to take other forms of transportation during this service interruption. There will be no replacement bus service connecting COASTER station stops. Alternatives for passengers who normally use the COASTER include BREEZE bus Route 101 or MTS connections.
Dates for rail corridor closures are chosen in order to reduce operational and community impacts. The work being done is necessary in order to improve California’s infrastructure. The rail will re-open for regularly scheduled COASTER and all other rail service in time for the morning commute on Monday. Please note that trains may be delayed up to fifteen minutes on this day.
BREEZE 303 Westbound | Temporary Bus Stop Closure: North River Rd & Festival Dr
The stop located at N. River Rd & Festival Dr will be temporarily closed due to construction in the area on Thursday (5/21), starting from 7:00 AM-4:00 PM. No route detours are anticipated at this time. Passengers can board or disembark at N. River Road & Avenida Descanso, just east of Festival Dr
The concrete bus lane at the Palomar College Transit Center will be repaired beginning Thursday, May 14, 2020. Temporary Bus Stops will be established on Mission Road and Furniture Row while the Transit Center is closed. All stops will be marked with a bus stop sign. There is no impact to SPRINTER service. The below BREEZE detours will remain in effect until project completion, anticipated in August 2020.
Route 305
Route will stop on-street on Mission Road. Westbound buses will stop far-side of the parking lot entrance, and eastbound buses will stop far-side of the intersection near the bike lockers.
Route 304 Eastbound
From Mission Road
R – Las Posas
L – Furniture Row
Passengers may use the temporary bus stop on the Southeast corner of Furniture Row and Los Posas.
L – Knoll Road
L – Mission Road
End of line at stop far-side Palomar College driveway entrance
Routes 347 Westbound and 445 Eastbound
From eastbound on Las Posas:
R – Furniture Row
Passengers may use the temporary bus stop on the Southeast corner of Furniture Row and Los Posas
L – Knoll Road
L – Mission Road
End of line at stop far-side Palomar College driveway entrance
Routes 304 Westbound, 347 Eastbound and 445 Westbound trips will depart from the stop on Mission Road far side of the Palomar College parking lot entrance and continue normal routing.
LIFT: Due to the bus lane closure, drop offs/pickups may occur at a predesignated location on Palomar College campus or in the SPRINTER station parking lot.
Figure 1: Map of Temporary Bus Stop Locations
Figure 2: Location of temporary bus stop westbound on Mission Road far side of the driveway entrance
Figure 3: Location of temporary bus stop eastbound on Mission Road far side of the driveway entrance by the bike lockers
Figure 4: Location of temporary bus stop eastbound on Furniture Row far side of Las Posas.
Starting Monday, March 16, 2020 until further notice, the following detour will be in effect due to the closure of Casino Pauma. There will be a gate restricting access into Casino Pauma. Drivers will be utilizing the stop on Hwy 76 nearest Pauma Reservation Road as the Casino Pauma Timepoint. The following detours will be in effect:
388 Northbound from Hwy 76
Remain on Hwy 76
(do not turn left onto Pauma Reservation Rd.)
Continue Run…
388 Southbound from Hwy 76
Remain on Hwy 76
(do not turn left onto Pauma Reservation Rd.)
Continue Run…
Due to work pertaining to the San Marcos Creek Project, the following detour will be in effect Monday-Friday, from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM until further notice:
BREEZE 347 Eastbound
Continue Via Vera Cruz
L- Applewilde Drive
L- Poppy Road
L- Foxhall Drive
R- Craven Road
Continue Run…
In light of the recent school closures in the north San Diego area due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the North County Transit District (NCTD) will halt “school tripper” BREEZE bus service that is in place for students accessing these schools. School trippers generally only operate on school days during the regular school year. They are put in place in lieu of school bus service to act as a means of transportation for school age riders to get to and from elementary, middle, and high schools along the route.
In an effort to reduce the necessary bus trips along certain routes, these school tripper runs will be halted until schools resume regular activity. The following BREEZE bus routes will be affected:
- Route 303 – Servicing Oceanside High School
- Westbound Monday-Friday 6:38 a.m. & 6:16 a.m.
- Eastbound Monday-Friday 2:32 p.m. + Wednesday 2:02 p.m.
- Route 305 – Servicing Mission Hills High School
- Westbound Monday-Friday 3:00 p.m.
- Eastbound Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 7:32 a.m. + Thursday 8:15 a.m.
- Route 305 – Servicing San Marcos Middle School
- Westbound Wednesday 1:11 p.m. + Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2:09 p.m.
- Route 308 – Servicing Del Lago Academy
- Westbound Monday-Friday 8:04 a.m.
- Eastbound Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 3:50 p.m.
- Route 309 – Servicing Sage Creek Elementary
- Southbound Monday-Friday 2:51 p.m.
- Northbound Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 6:46 a.m. + Wednesday 7:47 a.m.
- Route 311 – Servicing MLK Middle School & El Camino High School
- Southbound Monday-Friday 6:33 a.m.
- Northbound Monday-Friday 2:14 p.m.
- Route 311 – Servicing MLK Middle School
- Northbound Monday 1:10 p.m.
- Route 311 – Servicing El Camino High School
- Northbound Wednesday 1:40 p.m. + Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2:10 p.m.
- Route 323 – Servicing Carlsbad High School
- Westbound Wednesday 6:16 a.m.
- Route 323 – Servicing Sage Creek Elementary & Carlsbad High School
- Eastbound Monday-Friday 2:45 p.m.
- Westbound Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 6:08 a.m. + Wednesday 7:09 a.m.
- Route 350 – Servicing San Pasqual High School & Bear Valley Middle School
- Southbound Monday-Friday 6:53 a.m.
- Northbound Tuesday 1:30 p.m., 1:44 p.m., 1:59 p.m. + Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 2:29 p.m., 2:38 p.m., 2:53 p.m.
- Route 354 – Servicing Orange Glen High School
- Eastbound Monday-Friday 6:48 a.m.
- Westbound Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 2:55 p.m. + Monday 2:06 p.m.
- Route 445 – Servicing San Marcos High School & High Tech High School
- Westbound Monday-Friday 8:01 a.m.
- Eastbound Monday-Friday 3:45 p.m.
No other service changes or reductions are in place at this time.
Beginning Tuesday, February 18, SDG&E will be replacing pipeline segments on a rolling basis along Midway Drive and Bear Valley Parkway. The project is expected to last 7-8 months with work hours between 7:00am to 4:00pm Monday – Friday. During construction, bus stops may be temporary closed for 1-5 days. Notification and temporary bus stop closure signs will be provided five days prior to closure. No route detours are anticipated.
Beginning Friday, February 7th, and until further notice, the Vista Courthouse stop (located inside the complex) will be temporarily closed due to ongoing construction. Temporary stops will be placed just outside of Melrose Drive near the driveway entrance into the complex.
See below for placement of temporary stops:
Starting Tuesday, September 3rd through Spring 2020, the City of Escondido will begin the El Norte Parkway Improvement Project which may result in traffic delays. Detour will be in effect Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. During this time, the following detours will be in effect:
Route 355
Continue E. Valley Pkwy
L- Beven Dr
L- Burnet Dr
Cont. on Burnet Dr
L- Jack Oak Dr
R- Oakwood Creek Way
L- Kaile Lane
R- El Norte Pkwy
Continue run…
Route 357
From El Norte Pkwy
L- Kaile Lane
R- Oakwood Creek Way
L – Jack Creek Rd
R- Burnett Dr
Continue on Burnet
R- Beven Dr
R- East Valley Pkwy
Continue run…
On Monday, August 12, Palomar Health Medical Center will be starting new construction in the parking area where buses exit at the current stop. This exit will be closed through December 2020 (estimated completion time). During the construction, a new bus stop will be located next to the shuttle bus stop, near the main entrance of the facility.
Buses will be entering the property after turning onto Health Center Driveway North and will make the first immediate right turn and continue to the shuttle bus stop to load and unload passengers.
Due to ongoing construction on Vista Way between Emerald Drive and Cedar Road, there will be a detour set up Eastbound and Westbound for the 302 Routes. The following detour will be in effect from 4:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m., 7 days a week. This detour will continue until further notice. There are temporary bus stops set up on Cedar Road close to Vista Way. The bus stops on Vista Way between Emerald Drive and Cedar Road will be closed Eastbound and Westbound.
Eastbound 302 from Vista Way
L- Cedar
R- West Drive
R- Emerald
L- Vista Way
Continue run….
Westbound 302 from Vista Way
R- Emerald
L – West Drive
L – Cedar
R- Vista Way
Continue run…
No service alerts at this time.
No service alerts at this time.
Holiday Transit Schedule
New Year’s Day: All services will offer a Sunday service schedule
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: All services will offer a normal service schedule
Presidents’ Day: All services will offer a normal service schedule
Cesar Chavez Day: All services will offer a normal service schedule
Memorial Day: SPRINTER, BREEZE, FLEX, and LIFT will offer a Saturday service schedule; COASTER will not operate
Independence Day: All services will offer a Saturday service schedule
Labor Day: SPRINTER, BREEZE, FLEX, and LIFT will offer a Saturday service schedule; COASTER will offer a Sunday service schedule
Veterans Day: All services will offer a normal service schedule
Thanksgiving Day: All services will offer a Sunday service schedule
Day after Thanksgiving: SPRINTER, BREEZE, FLEX, and LIFT will offer a normal service schedule; COASTER will offer a Saturday service schedule
Christmas Eve: All services will offer a normal service schedule
Christmas Day: All services will offer a Sunday service schedule
New Year’s Eve: All services will offer a normal service schedule + late trains + free rides after 6:00pm
Service Management
We work hard to provide efficient, effective, and timely services for our customers. Unfortunately, delays happen, and it can be a delicate balance of how we utilize our resources to get the schedule back on time and deliver our passengers where they need to go. When there are delays, we understand that you may feel like you are in
the dark, with little information and a lot of time spent waiting for something to happen. View NCTD’s service management philosophy and processes in this section to see what we’re doing to get your commute back on track.
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