In reference to the success of Nagahama, Tsuruga City also planned to increase the number of tourists by a through special rapid train and began to work on the achievement of DC electrification with Fukui Prefecture in order to increase the number of through-trains from the Keihanshin area.
一方、長浜の成功事例を参考に、敦賀市も新快速の直通による観光客の増加を目論見、福井県とともに京阪神からの直通電車を増発するためには直流化が必要、と働きかけた。