It's a station whose construction was requested by people and whose construction cost was borne by Keihan Electric Railway, which has developed Keihan East Rose Town around the station (Ono Station on the Kosei Line (Shiga Prefecture) was built through a similar process).
駅周辺で京阪東ローズタウンを開発している京阪電気鉄道が建設費を負担した請願駅である（湖西線の小野駅(滋賀県)も同様）。