When the trains first began running, Kitano Station, to the south of Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine, was the station of origin; however, with the expansion of Imadegawa-dori Street, Kitano Hakubaicho became the station of origin.
開業当初は北野天満宮の南側にあった北野駅が起点であったが、今出川通の拡幅工事に伴い、北野白梅町が起点となった。