Although it was a crossing at grade with the Tokaido Line in the horse tramway era, after the track gauge was corrected crossing became prohibited except for freight trains, so passengers had to walk and freight trains had to be moved by humans to cross Nagasu Station whose station yard was divided north and south..
馬車鉄道時代は東海道線と平面交差していたが、改築後は貨車を除いて横断を禁止され、南北に構内を分断された長洲駅を旅客は徒歩連絡、貨車は人力で横断させていた。