In 2010, a project to upgrade and electrify the line was started.
[1] On 1 November 2018, work began to reroute the railway in Bengbu.
The line was diverted along the southeastern edge of the city, away from the centre.
[2] The line reopened on 22 December 2020.
[3] The line leaves the Huainan railway at Shuijiahu railway station and heads north.