The need for the railroad was still very strong (with no paved road in the area), therefore the construction of a new, 760 mm gauge railway was started in 1950.

It was one of the latest railroads of the GV (local, mainly freight-purposed narrow-gauge train) system in the country.

In late 2009, the fate of the line, along with the two other MÁV-operated narrow-gauge railroad, became questionable, but unlike the Kecskemét and Nyíregyháza networks, it remained in operation.

This small but very important train transports not only tourists in the summer but locals to and from their place of work all year round.

Somogyszentpál where it terminates is a somewhat cosmopolitan village with Europeans from Austria, England, Germany, Switzerland to name but a few countries and a mix of Hungarian people.