Subsequently, with the opening of the Sanin Main Line the station became the departure and arrival point of the Nara Electric Railway and the city trams (Kyoto City Trams), so the area around the station developed rapidly.
その後山陰本線が開通し、後に近鉄京都線となる奈良電気鉄道や市内の路面電車（京都市電）の発着点にもなって、京都駅周辺は急速に発展していった。