Under such circumstances, the Osaka Railway Bureau strived to maintain 'Keihanshin Local Line using three-door cars equipped with cross-seats' by the transfer of Kumoha 54 cars to the Niigata region (eventually Moha 70 cars were transferred because of the cold resistance/snow resistance of motor) as well as the transfer of twenty cars (including cars that were once transferred from the Keihanshin Local Line and Kuha 76305, a sole all-metal car among cars of 300 series of type 70) of type 70, which was created along with the development of electric train of JR Suburban Trains Series 113 of Yokosuka Line during 1964 and 65, to Akashi (including Saha 58 that was converted from Saha 48 for Ryuden into a three-door car).
大鉄局としても手をこまねいていたわけではなく、新潟地区への70系投入についても当初はクモハ54の投入を検討したり（結局モーターの耐寒耐雪改造の関係でモハ70となる）、1964～65年にかけて、横須賀線の国鉄113系電車化の進展に伴って捻出された70系（流電用サハ48の3扉改造のサハ58も含む）を20両前後明石に転入させる（この中には、一度京阪神緩行線から転出した車両や京阪神緩行線唯一の70系300代全金属車であるクハ76305が含まれていた）など、何とかして「3扉クロスシートの京阪神緩行線」を維持しようとした。