The railway was born with the goal of transporting coal to the port of San Esteban in Pravia.

[1][2] In the latter half of the 20th century, railway freight transport lost its economic significance, and Ferrocarril de El Vasco accumulated a considerable amount of debts.

[4] After the acquisition by the government, freight transport was discontinued and the port of San Esteban was closed as a consequence.

[5] In 1999, as part of a urbanistic project called the Green Belt, the Fuso de la Reina branch to Oviedo was closed and the former iberian-gauge C-3 line (Oviedo-Trubia railway line) was converted into narrow-gauge.

[6][7] Following the integration of Feve into Renfe Feve in 2012 (renamed as Renfe Cercanías AM in 2021), due to the lack of investment, infrastructure has been deteriorating and the poor conditions of the rolling stock have repeatedly caused service cancellations in the past years.