Rehabilitation work started in 2016, and after long delays the railway line became operational in 2023 up to Harnai.
From Sibi, the line ran southwest, skirting the hills to Rindli, and originally followed the course of the Bolan stream to its head on the plateau.
The Bolan Pass Railway construction enabled this NW route to be selected.
[3] When the railway line was closed in 2006 due to terrorist attacks, locals have been facing travelling problems.
As there is no direct road which connects Sibi to Harnai and further, locals have to go to Quetta first and then they go to their original destination.