After that, another plan was formulated to jointly construct a general terminal station shared with the Shinkeihan Line (described later) anticipating the extension to Umeda, which was not achieved either (see the section on Keihan Umeda Line), and finally in 1963, after roughly half a century, the line succeeded in extending its operation up to Yodoyabashi Station through the use of underground tracks.
その後、戦前には新京阪線（後述）との総合ターミナル駅建設による梅田への乗り入れ計画も作られたが果たせず（京阪梅田線を参照）、開業から半世紀余りを経た1963年にようやく地下線で淀屋橋への乗り入れを果たした。