Construction on the project began in August 1958 and the railway was opened in three sections.
The section between Fuliji and Suixi opened in February 1960.
The final section between Daihe and Xiaoxian opened on 30 June 1966.
[1] Songting railway station closed in 2018.
[2] The line is 84.3 kilometres (52.4 mi) long.