At the outset, when inaugurated by Nara Railway, the route between this station and Kyoto Station was via Fushimi Station (Kyoto Prefecture), but coinciding with the change made to the route of Tokaido Main Line between Baba (now Zeze Station) and Kyoto Station in 1921, the former route between Inari Station and Kyoto was annexed and changed to the route as it is today.
奈良鉄道の手で開業した当初、当駅から京都駅までは伏見駅(京都府)経由のルートであったが、1921年の東海道本線の馬場（現・膳所駅）-京都間のルート変更に合わせ、同線旧ルートの稲荷駅-京都間を編入した現在のルートに切り替えられた。