On the station building the sign of the station name 'Kyoto Station' was placed, which neither the second nor the third building had (in case of the third-generation building, the sign was installed on the wall after the privatization to JR).
また2・3代目駅舎には存在しなかった「京都駅」の看板が取り付けられた（3代目にはJR化後に取り付けられていた）。