It was officially called the Compagnie des Chemins de fer fribourgeois[1] ("Fribourg Railway Company").
The GFM had a connection in Montbovon to the metre-gauge network of the Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway (German: Montreux-Berner-Oberland-Bahn; MOB), which allows the exchange of rolling stock.
The first section from Châtel-Saint-Denis to Palézieux was commissioned by the Chemin de fer Châtel–Palézieux (Châtel–Palézieux Railway; CP) in 1901.
A branch line was opened in 1912 from Bulle to Broc, where it connects to the Cailler (now Nestlé) chocolate factory.
The former Chemin de fer Fribourg–Morat company opened the section from a junction on the Fribourg–Yverdon railway at Givisiez to Murten on 23 August 1898.
After the merger, which was mainly intended to obtain federal subsidies under the Privatbahnhilfegesetz (private railways assistance act), electrification was tackled and electrical operations commenced on 8 May 1946.