The North County Transit District will suspend all coastal rail service this month to perform routine maintenance, transit officials announced Tuesday.
The closure, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13, will pause all coaster service between San Diego and Oceanside. Regular service is scheduled to resume on the morning of Monday, Sept. 14, according to the NCTD.
Transit officials said weekend closures take place periodically throughout the year on a predetermined schedule to allow construction crews to work safely on and along the rail line. The downtime enables workers to complete preventive maintenance improvements and advance major construction efforts…