Among the private railway companies in Kansai District, it was Hankyu Railway that opened the Tachigui soba/udon noodle stands (Hankyu Soba) inside the station for the first time.
関西私鉄で初めて駅構内に立ち食いそば・うどん店を設けたのは阪急電鉄である（阪急そば）。