Kawabe [Kawanobe] Basha Tetsudo later had a name change to Settsu Railway; the horse tramway was reconstructed into a light railway using steam power, and services started between Amagasaki and Ikeda (currently Kawanishiikeda).
のちに摂津鉄道と改称して馬車鉄道を蒸気動力の軽便鉄道に改築し尼ヶ崎～池田（現在の川西池田）間を開業させた。