Although the relationships in the above description aren't clear, JR West announced that the platforms in each of the stations between Kizu Station (Kyoto Prefecture) and Doshishamae Station would be extended to enable seven-car train operation even between Nara/Kizu and Kyotanabe, with a completion target of March 2010 (the end of fiscal year 2009).
上記との関連性は不明だが、JR西日本は2010年3月（2009年度末）をめどに木津駅(京都府)から同志社前駅の各駅のホームを延伸し、奈良・木津～京田辺間でも7両編成運転を行うことを発表した。