Transport in El Salvador

File:Road to San Salvador, leaving from Apopa.jpg

The road to San Salvador, leaving from Apopa. Vertical road leads to Quezaltepeque. The volcano of San Salvador is seen in the distance.

El Salvador has transport links by road, rail, sea and air.

El Salvador has over 10,000 km of roads, and one passenger rail service. There are several seaports on the Pacific Ocean, and two international airports.

RailwaysEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} A weekday passenger service links San Salvador and Apopa, a journey of 40 minutes.<ref>Servicio de Tren de Pasajeros, FENADESAL, 2009</ref> Of a total of 602 km narrow-gauge (Template:RailGauge) rail, much is abandoned. In November 2013 the government rail agency FENADESAL announced plans for development of four electrified railways serving San Salvador, Sitio del Niño (La Libertad), El Salvador International Airport, La Unión, and the Honduran frontier.<ref>Jaime García, La CEPA construirá nuevo sistema de ferrocarril en el país (CEPA will build a new rail system in the country"), elsalvador.com, 25 November 2013</ref>

Railway links with adjacent countriesEdit

Template:Flagicon Guatemala Template:Dash Template:RailGauge gauge both countries, currently closed.<ref>El Salvador Travel Tips | iExplore</ref>
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HighwaysEdit

File:El-Salvador-Bus.jpg

The bus running between Santa Ana and San Salvador.

total: 10,029 km
paved: 1,986 km (including 327 km of Highways)
unpaved: 8,043 km (1999 est.)

The RN-21 (Bulevar Monseñor Romero) (East–West) was the first freeway to be built in El Salvador and in Central America. The freeway passes through the northern area of the city of Santa Tecla, La Libertad. It has a small portion serving Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad, and merges with the RN-5 (Autopista Comalapa) (East–West, Boulevard de Los Proceres/Autopista del Aeropuerto) in San Salvador.

The total length of the RN-21 is Template:Convert and is currently working as a traffic relief in the metropolitan area. The RN-21 was named in honor of Óscar Romero. The first phase of the highway was completed in 2009, and the second phase in November 2012.