The station was constructed by elevating the railway, because at the time of the construction the Kyoto City Tram Fushimi Line (disused in 1970) was running on National Route 24 (Takeda-kaido Road) to the north of the station, and it was necessary to replace the existing crossings with those of the overhead type.
当駅が高架で建設されたのは、建設当時に当駅北方の国道24号（竹田街道）上に京都市電伏見線（1970年廃止）が走っており、立体交差の必要があったためである。