Originally it stretched from Cornăţel on the Agnita railway line to the terminus in Vurpăr.

The line was originally opened by the Sighisoara - Sibiu Local Railways Company in 1910.

[3] As the line originally lay within Hungary, the Hungarian State Railways operated services until 1919 (when Transylvania became part of Romania).

After threats from CFR Infrastructură that track would be lifted all the rail infrastructure became protected as a historic monument in 2008.

Currently there is an active project called Asociația Prietenii Mocăniței ("Friends of the Narrow-gauge railway") and aimed at restoring the line for tourist operation along with the Agnita railway line.