Just before the nationalization, the company had an approval of its electrification plan for the section of Minatomachi, Nara and Kyoto as well as Nagoya - Kawarada Station, and the Joto Line (currently the Osaka Loop Line), but some people said this was a tactic to increase the amount paid for acquisition due to the company's nationalization.
国有化直前、同社は主要幹線である湊町-奈良-京都駅間と、名古屋-河原田駅間および城東線（現・大阪環状線）の電化計画を立てて認可を受けていたが、これは国有化に当たって買収額を高くするための方策であったとする見方もある。