In March, 2008, Keihan Electric Railway and Kyoto City jointly announced a plan to construct a west-side ticket gate and install an elevator connecting the floor of each ticket gate with the corresponding platform.
2008年3月に京都市との合同で西改札口の設置・改札階と上下ホームを結ぶエレベーターの設置の整備計画を発表された。