This is the nearest station to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine (Oinari-san), and during the New Year holidays the rapid trains, which ordinarily do not stop, make temporary stops at this station in order to cope with the challenge of transporting the large numbers of worshipers.
伏見稲荷大社（おいなりさん）への最寄り駅であり、正月には、参拝客輸送対応として、普段停車しない快速列車が臨時停車する。