In 1928, when the Shinkeihan Line (currently Hankyu Kyoto Line) began operating between Tenjinbashi Station and Saiin Station, the company adopted a policy in which the Keihan Main Line concentrated its service on the daily users along the line, leaving the service for through-commuters between Kyoto and Osaka to the Shinkeihan Line.
1928年に新京阪線（今の阪急京都本線）天神橋～西院間が開通すると、京阪間の直通客は新京阪線に任せて京阪本線は沿線利用中心という方針を採った。