Until the 1970s, most of the traffic on this line was steam-hauled.
Several classes of locomotives that were originally built for Bavarian State Railways and Deutsche Reichsbahn were used on the line.
Various Czech steam locomotives ran to Furth im Wald.
In the 1950s the first diesel locomotive was used on this route.

Regionalbahn services on this line are operated with Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 diesel railcars.
Regional-Express services consist of two DB Regio Bayern train pairs between Nuremberg and Furth im Wald, which are operated with tilting class 612 diesel multiple units.
Seven pairs of express trains are operated by alex between Munich and Prague.

Rail services on the line are part of the Regionalzügenetz Ostbayern ("regional rail network of Eastern Bavaria"), which is managed by the Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft ("Bavarian Railway Company"), with operations run under contract.
Regentalbahn won the most recent tender.
Until the 1970s, most of the traffic on this line was steam-hauled. Several classes of locomotives that were originally built for Bavarian State Railways and Deutsche Reichsbahn were used on the line. Various Czech steam locomotives ran to Furth im Wald. In the 1950s the first diesel locomotive was used on this route.
Regionalbahn services on this line are operated with Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 diesel railcars. Regional-Express services consist of two DB Regio Bayern train pairs between Nuremberg and Furth im Wald, which are operated with tilting class 612 diesel multiple units. Seven pairs of express trains are operated by alex between Munich and Prague.
Rail services on the line are part of the Regionalzügenetz Ostbayern ("regional rail network of Eastern Bavaria"), which is managed by the Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft ("Bavarian Railway Company"), with operations run under contract. Regentalbahn won the most recent tender.
Schwandorf–Furth im Wald railway