Until September 1978, the Keishin Line would cross at grade with the Higashiyama Line of the Kyoto City Trams, which would run on Higashiyama-dori Street, and Higashiyama-sanjo Station served as a transfer station to Higashiyama-sanjo Station of the Kyoto City Trams.
1978年9月までは東山通を走る京都市電東山線と平面交差しており、市電の東山三条駅との乗換駅でもあった。