Trains 101/102: 1st Class of six couchettes per compartment; 2nd and 3rd class are much crowded; operated by SRC
Train 101 departs Bur Sudan Thursday of the first and third week of every month at 15.00, calling at Gebeit (km 90) at  22.30, at Haya Junction (km 190) at 07.00 on Friday  and arrives at Atbara (km 499) 06.00 Saturday
Train 102 departs Atbara on the Monday (every 2 weeks) after arrival of train 101 at 19.00, calling at Haya Junction  Tuesday 17.00, Gebeit Wednesday 01.00, arriving Bur Sudan Wednesday 09.00

Trains 201/202: 1st Class of six couchettes per compartment; 2nd and 3rd class are much crowded; operated by SRC
Train 201 departs Khartoum New Central Station Monday of the first and third week of the month at 08.00, calling at Shendi (km 175) at 15.45, Ed Damer (km 300) 22.00, Atbara (km 315) from Monday 23.00 to Tuesday 01.00, Berber (km 356) 03.45, Dagash (km 556) 15.30, Abu Hamed (km 581) 17.45, Wadi Halfa (km 930) arrival Wednesday  22.30 (or later).
Train 202 departs Wadi Halfa twice monthly on Thursday after arrival of Train 201 at 02.00 (or a bit later) calling at Abu Hamed Friday 08.00, Dagash 10.30, Berber 23.00, Atbara from Friday 23.45 to Saturday 02.00, Ed Damer Saturday 03.00, Shendi 09.30, arriving Khartoum New Central Station Saturday 17.00
A monthly freight service is running between Atbara and Wadi Halfa, leaving Atbara on Saturday of the first week at 8.00, journey up to 3 days, returning to Atbara one week later, this service is not guaranteed, in some cases it conveys a third class car for local passenger journeys
Trains 501/502 are operated by a private consortium; they convey a sleeping car 1st class, a restaurant-buffet-car, 3 second-class couchette-cars and third class seating cars; monthly service
Train 501 departs Khartoum New Central Station every Second Thursday of the month at 20.00, non-stop to Sennar Junction arriving at  06.00 on Friday, to Kosti  arriving at  10.30, to Tendelti  arriving at 15.00, Ar-Rahad arriving at 21.00 and El-Obeid arriving Friday at 22.30
Train 502 departs El-Obeid on Monday after arrival of train 501 at 07.00 , Ar-Rahad departs at 08.30, Tendelti depart at 14.45, Kosti depart at 19.30, arriving at Sennar Junction on Tuesday at 00.00 and at Khartoum New Central Station on Tuesday at 10.30
Trains 551/552 are operated by SRC  and convey 1st class sleeping-cars; second and third class seating car, a restaurant-car is added on most journeys, as well as baggage cars
Train 551 leaves Khartoum New Central Station every first and third Thursday of the month at 20.00, it stops at every station, at Kosti on Friday at 12.00, Ar-Rahad on Friday at 22.45, Bananusa on Saturday at 19.30, arriving at Nyala Sunday 15.00
Train 552 leaves Nyala on Sunday immediately after arrival of train 551 at 22.00, it stops at every station, it departs from Babanusa station Monday 17.00, Ar-Rahad station Tuesday 12.00, Kosti Tuesday  22.00 and arrives at Khartoum New Central Station Wednesday at 14.30
An irregular freight service operates over this line, about twice a month, passengers are eventually conveyed
Freight services operates several times a year from Kassala to Haiya Junction and Bur Sudan
A mixed service operates monthly from Kassala on the second Sunday of the month to Gedaref arriving there the next day, journey up to 18 hours; returning from Gedaref Tuesday, arriving Kassala next day; this service is liable to suspension at any time.
From Babanusa to Muglad a monthly freight service is operating on request. From Muglad to Aweil no service reportet. From Aweil to Waw tracks partially lifted, no service possible.
An occasional freight service from Atbara runs via Abu Hamed to Karima, when it is running it leaves Atbara the second or third Saturday of the month, it is not known if passengers are conveyed, the train returns after duty, about 4 days later.
No traffic reported in 2003 and 2002.