Around this time, various companies were developing plans to build new high-standard railway lines along the right bank of the Yodo-gawa River, and the Keihan Electric Railway also applied for a license to build a new line based on the Local Railways Act in order to defend its interests.
この頃、京阪間の淀川右岸に高規格新線を敷設する計画が複数の企業から出ていたことから、京阪も自社線防衛を目的として地方鉄道法に基づく同様の路線免許の出願を行った。