In addition, the project of double-tracking the entire route between Kyoto Station and Sonobe Station, scheduled to be completed in spring 2010, is underway, and the line's character as a city outskirts route is strengthened.
さらに2010年春完成予定で京都駅～園部駅間の完全複線化工事が進行中であり、都市近郊路線としての性格を強めている。