Because the surrounding area of the station consists of bedroom suburbs of Kyoto, the number of passengers is quite large relative to the size of the station and the congestion of the trains bound for Kyoto is relatively heavy during certain hours.
京都などのベッドタウンである場所柄、駅規模に比較して利用客が非常に多く時間帯によっては京都方面への列車は相当な混雑になる。