The project was initially sanctioned in the year 1997 when H. D. Deve Gowda was the Prime Minister of India.

The 274 km long Mahabubnagar to Munirabad new line project was sanctioned with a latest estimated cost of Rs 3,543 crores.

The new line project will help in expanding the rail network between Hyderabad and the mining belt of Karnataka.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the course of his visit to Telangana, dedicated the Krishna - Maganoor - Jaklair section to the nation on 1 October 2023.

[5][6] In the portion of the line that is with South Western Railway zone, the Ginigera - Gangavathi section was opened in March 2019.