April 17, 1934: As the siding situated in front of Yamashina Station was completed, express trains between Sanjo-Ohashi and Hamaotsu started running and the travel time between Sanjo-Ohashi and Hamaotsu was reduced to 21 minutes in the case of the fastest train.
1934年（昭和9年）4月17日-山科駅前駅の待避線が完成し、三条大橋～浜大津間の急行運転が開始され、三条大橋～浜大津間の所要時間を最速21分に短縮。