Even after the new line started its operation, the former Hozukyo Station was used for a period of time before the present station house and the area in front of the new station became normally usable, and for this reason a path reaching the east ends of the platforms of the new station by walking along the former Sanin Main Line was provided; today, however, the path is unusable.
なお、新線切り替え後も、現駅舎と駅前整備の完成以前に駅業務が旧保津峡駅で行われていた時期があり、そのため旧山陰本線を伝い新駅ホームの東端へ繋がる通路が整備されていたが、現在では閉鎖されている。