The granting of a rail license to Maizuru was the result of a great effort, since there were other companies competing against Kyoto Electric Railway to lay a railroad to Maizuru, such as Hankaku Railway/Hankaku Tetsudo (Osaka-Fukuchiyama-Maizuru) and Setsutan Railway/Setsutan Tetsudo (Osaka-Sonobe-Maizuru).
なお、舞鶴への鉄道敷設計画は京都鉄道のほか、阪鶴鉄道（大阪～福知山～舞鶴）、摂丹鉄道（大阪～園部～舞鶴）で競合するものであり、舞鶴への鉄道免許は熱心な設置運動の賜物であった。