No limited express of the private railway companies can compete with trains on the Shinkansen line in traveling time, and these companies have competed with Shinkansen lines in the aspects of cheaper fares and fees, of better station locations and of offering more comfortable train rides.
私鉄特急はいずれの場合も、到達時間では新幹線に太刀打ちできないので、運賃・料金の割安さ、駅の立地、車両の居住性などで対抗することになった。