The discussions concluded that Kyoto City and Keihan Electric Railway would first establish a joint public-private venture in order to obtain qualification as a Type Ⅲ Railway Business Operator, and then Kyoto City would obtain qualification as a Type II Railway Business Operator in order to operate trains on the relevant section.
協議の結果、京都市と京阪電気鉄道で第三セクター会社を設立し、そこが第三種鉄道事業者の免許を取得した上で、京都市が第二種鉄道事業者の免許を取得してその区間の列車運行を行うことに決まった。