Beginning Monday, April 28, for about six weeks, Metrolink and Amtrak trains will not operate through the San Clemente area due to emergency construction work to protect the rail line from coastal erosion and landslides. Metrolink trains will terminate at Laguna Niguel, with no bus bridge covering the route to Oceanside. Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service from LA and points north will terminate at San Juan Capistrano. A bus bridge will take riders from Irvine to Oceanside, where the Pacific Surfliner trains will operate from there to San Diego. The Amtrak bus bridge requires reservations.

Previous weather events triggered landslides that caused lengthy closures to the track in the San Clemente area.