Moreover, on August 1, 1921, when the route of the Tokaido Main Line in the section between Baba and Kyoto was to be changed and shortened thanks to the opening of Osakayama Tunnel and Higashiyama Tunnel, two plans--one being to transfer the station toward the urban area around the Gojo-dori Street in order to enhance the convenience, and the other being to change the existing route to a circuitous route in the northern part of Kyoto and construct a new Kyoto general station near the present Nijo Station so as to promote the development of a new urban area--were proposed to improve the utility, although eventually both plans faded, owing to the difficulty of budgeting and construction extending the line close to the urban area as well as the inconvenience that if the line were to go around Kyoto the distance shortened by the opening of the tunnels would be offset.
なお、1921年（大正10年）8月1日に東海道本線のルートが逢坂山トンネル・東山トンネルの開通によって馬場～京都間で変更・短縮される事になった際に、至便性を上げるため五条通の市街地近くに駅を移設する案と、新しい市街地の開発を図るため京都北部を周回するルートに変えて、二条駅が現在設けられている付近に新しい京都総合駅を設けようという案もあったが、市街地付近に線路を引き込むのは予算や用地・工事の面で困難であった事と、京都付近で線路を周回させるのはトンネル開通に伴う距離短縮効果を失わせるという事から、どちらも立ち消えになった。