Initially, a projected Arashiyama Station had an extensive structure consisting of six platforms and five tracks, because it was planned that Arashiyama Station, as the final station, would be the terminal station in the Kyoto area.
当初は、終点の嵐山駅を京都側のターミナル駅とすることを目論んでいたため、嵐山駅は6面5線と大きな構造であった。