When it was decided that the plan would be changed, the line of Kobe Station (Hyogo Prefecture) - Osaka Station - Kyoto-Station - Otsu Station and the line of Nagahama Station - Gifu Station - Nagoya Station -Taketoyo Station had already been opened.
計画変更が決まった時には、既に神戸駅(兵庫県)から大阪駅・京都駅を経て大津駅に至る鉄道と、長浜駅から岐阜駅・名古屋駅を経て武豊駅までの鉄道が開業していた。