Coincident with this rule, Hankyu Railway had to set up 'Mobile Phone Power Source Off Cars' because it didn't have any designated priority seats in the cars, but all other companies introduced the rule that mobile phones should remain off only around the reserved seats.
阪急電鉄で「携帯電話電源オフ車両」が設定されたのは、同業他社が「優先座席付近では携帯電話の電源をオフ」というルールをこぞって導入したが、阪急には特定の優先座席がなかったためこうなった。