Platform 1 is used for shuttle operation and is where a special signal is installed for a train to take refuge from the following train, and there were times in the past when trains shuttled between Kyoto and Momoyama stations under a New Years' timetable then in effect.
また、1番線を使用しての折返しおよび後続列車退避が可能な信号配置になっており、かつては正月ダイヤ実施時に京都～桃山の区間運転列車も存在した。