As the weak operations of the Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd., were brought to light by the withdrawal from the Echizen Main Line, all the shares of the Eizan Electric Railway were sold to the Keihan Electric Railway in 2002 (which was supposedly a remedy taken by the parent company, the Keihan Electric Railway).
越前本線からの撤退で京福は経営不安が表面化したため、2002年に保有する叡山電鉄の株式を全て京阪電鉄に売却している（親会社京阪による救済策とされる）。