When the current station building was constructed, the construction of an underground passage connecting the east end of the platform for Osaka (underground) and Sai Station, as operated by the Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd., and a ticket gate had been planned and put to work; however, the construction was eventually halted due to opposition by the local people working in the local shopping areas.
現在の駅舎を建設する際、大阪方面行ホーム東端付近（地下）から京福電鉄西院駅前（地上）までの地下通路と改札口が新たに計画され整備されていたが、地元商店街の反対により、結局、使用中止となった過去がある。