Initially, it was planned to provide direct operation from Demachiyanagi Station to the Eizan Main Line of the Eizan Electric Railway (in 1986 it was separated and transferred from Keifuku Electric Railroad to Eizan Electric Railway); however, the plan didn't take shape due to the different gauges and transportation capacities of the two lines,
当初は出町柳駅から叡山電鉄叡山本線（1986年、京福電鉄から叡山電鉄に分離譲渡）と直通運転する構想であったが、車両規格や輸送力の差が大きすぎるがために実現しなかった。