The railroad was built by the Tirolean railway engineer Josef Riehl and from 1907 onwards 300 people were working on the construction site.

The needed 800 Volt direct current for the train was produced by a small power plant in the valley using the water of the Ahr River.

Until World War I the service was provided by the Austrian Südbahngesellschaft, which also ran the Brennerbahn and the Pusterer Bahn.

Six trains made the trip from Bruneck to Taufers and back each day: the journey time was 50 minutes.

Today the track is part of the South Tyrolean bike trail network, no signs of the old railway are visible.