By the end of 1957, sixty-five type 70 cars were introduced to the Keihanshin Local Line, though no type 300 type cars, metal-made cars, were introduced, and they played their expected role.
70系は1957年まで増備され、全金属車の300代こそ入らなかったものの、合計65両が京阪神緩行線に新製投入され、投入当時のコンセプトどおりの活躍を見せた。