The full route was not completed until 1957 and was used to carry materials for the Xin'an River Dam.

[1] Services north of Lanxi railway station ceased in 2009.

[2] A new freight handling facility opened at the northern end of the line in April 2016.

[3] The Hangzhou–Huangshan intercity railway opened on 25 December 2018 with a stop serving Qiandao Lake, however it is situated to the north of the lake rather than the south.

[2] This People's Republic of China rail-related article is a stub.