The original plan was to build a general terminal station in Umeda to be shared with the Keihan Main Line; however, since the plan was unlikely to go into effect immediately due to various circumstances, the Keihan Electric Railway acquired the Kita-Osaka Electric Railway, which owned the railway line that ran from Juso Station to Awaji Station and Senriyama Station, in order to build a temporary terminal in Tenjinbashi (Tenroku), Osaka City, using the license held by the company.
当初は、梅田に京阪本線と共用の総合ターミナル駅を設ける予定であったが、諸事情があって当面は実現できないと見られたため、十三駅～淡路駅～千里山駅間の路線を所有していた北大阪電気鉄道を買収し、同社の所有していた免許を利用して大阪市内の天神橋（天六）に暫定ターミナルを設けることとした。