Because no staff was allocated at the stations lied between Higashiyama-Sanjo and Hinooka, passengers couldn't purchase tickets at these stations but were supposed to inform their destinations to a train crew when getting on trains and then purchase tickets on the trains.
東山三条～日ノ岡間の各駅は無人のため、これらの駅では乗車券を購入できず、乗車時に行先を駅員に伝え、車内で乗車券を購入するシステムとなっていた。