In addition, the 'Asagiri' train of the Odakyu line has been operated through the Odakyu railway line and Gotenba railway line of JR Tokai, which operates the Tokaido Shinkansen line, since the era of JNR, and therefore, it is difficult to consider that they are in a competitive situation.
また東海道新幹線を運営するJR東海とは、国鉄時代から継続して小田急線から御殿場線に乗り入れる「あさぎり(列車)」を設定するなどしており、対立が生じているとは看做しにくい。