Subsequently, the abbreviated names 'Hankyu' and 'Keihan' were officially abandoned and 'Keihanshin (Express)' was introduced as a new abbreviation; however, the new name had not been fixed among the people and these names were used in a confused manner, such as 'Hankyu-Hanshin-mae' (Umeda) for an Osaka city tram station, 'Keihan-mae' (Tenmabashi) or 'Keihanshin-kyuko-mae' (Tenroku).
なお、このとき「阪急」と「京阪」の略称は公式には使用されなくなり「京阪神（急行）」とされたが、世間には定着せず、大阪市電の電停名でも「阪急阪神前」（梅田）・「京阪前」（天満橋）・「京阪神急行前」（天六）などと、混合して用いられていたといわれている。