Wadi Halfa to Mombasa by train
Posted: 15 Apr 2009, 05:48
THROUGH DESERT AND JUNGLE, subtitled Modernity that Disturbs the Silence of Age-old Temples, is a web page looking at the railway journey from Wadi Halfa to Mombasa pre-1935, with some pictures.
On the East_African_Steam Yahoo group, Nigel Butterfield presents the 1950s timetable from Cairo to Mombasa, as it appeared on the EAR&H timetable:
On the East_African_Steam Yahoo group, Nigel Butterfield presents the 1950s timetable from Cairo to Mombasa, as it appeared on the EAR&H timetable:
Summary F Egypt and Sudan - Uganda and Kenya
Through Services via the Nile and Sudan Railways (fortnightly).
Egyptian State Railways Cairo dep. 20. 00
Sunday 1st day Train
Egyptian State Railways Shellal arr. 11 25
Monday` 2nd day Train
Sudan Railways Shellal dep. 16 00
Monday 2nd day Steamer
Sudan Railways Wadi Halfa arr. 06 00
Wednesday 4th day Steamer
Sudan Railways Wadi Halfa dep. 10 15
Wednesday 4th day Train
Sudan Railways Khartoum arr. 13 50
Thursday 5th day Train
Sudan Railways Khartoum dep. 17 30
Saturday 7th day Train
Sudan Railways Kosti arr. 6 57
Sunday 8th day Train
Sudan Railways Kosti dep. 10 00
Sunday 8th day Steamer
Sudan Railways Juba arr. 10 30
Friday 20th day Steamer
Sudan Railways Juba dep. 6 30
Saturday 21st day Road
Sudan Railways Nimule arr. 11 00
Saturday 21st day Road
East African Railways Nimule dep. 13 00
Saturday 21st day Steamer
East African Railways Rhino Camp arr. a.m.
Sunday 22nd day Steamer
East African Railways Rhino Camp dep. 9 00
Sunday 22nd day Steamer
East African Railways Butiaba arr. a.m.
Monday 23rd day Steamer
East African Railways Butiaba dep. 11 00
` Monday 23rd day Road
East African Railways Masindi Town arr. 13 30
Monday 23rd day Road
East African Railways Masindi Town dep. 7 15
Tuesday 24th day Road
East African Railways Masindi Port arr. 9 30
Tuesday 24th day Road
East African Railways Masindi Port dep. 10 00
Tuesday 24th day Steamer
East African Railways Namasagali arr. 8 00 `
Wednesday 25th day Steamer
East African Railways Namasagali dep. 18 30
Wednesday 25th day Train
East African Railways Nairobi arr. 17 30
Thursday 26th day Train
East African Railways Nairobi dep. 1830
Thursday 26th day Train
East African Railways Mombasa arr. 8 30
Friday 27th day Train
Both Sudan and the EAR Tables indicate Restaurant and Sleeping cars were
attached to most trains; there was catering on all steamers.
Single fare Cairo to Mombasa was Sh. 1,126 first class. Catering charges
Sh. 16 to Sh. 30 per day according to the section of the journey.
The north bound trip took only 21 days with only 7 days between Juba and
Kosti as compared with 12 on the southbound trip.