Also, although the time needed to get to Osaka using the Fukuchiyama Line was approximately the same as that of the line using the Kobe Electric Railway (through Suzurandai and Shinkaichi because Hokushinkyuko Railway Hokushin Line was not yet open), far fewer trains were available per hour on the Fukuchiyama Line.
また当時は神戸電鉄経由（当時は北神急行電鉄北神線が開業していなかったので鈴蘭台・新開地経由）での所要時間とは大きく差がなかったが、本数は福知山線の方が相当少なかった。