This corridor passes through the ranges of Chhota Udaipur Hills in Gujarat and Sondwara Plateau in Madhya Pradesh.

It will play an important role in directly connecting Vadodara and Indore and also it's a joint project of Indore–Dahod line.

This was demanded over decades by the residents of Nimar region as well as Central Gujarat.

[3] In 2014, Prime Minister's office has given clearance to this line and report was forwarded to Ministry of Railway.

[6] Currently, the first section of this line was opened on 30 October 2019 and a passenger train on this route also started running.