The Keihanshin Local Line could have competed with them if type 51 and 70 cars equipped with semi-cross seats had been used, but type 72 cars converted from second-hand type 63 cars were inferior to even broad-gauge 63 cars and Sanden 700 series cars that were well maintained.
京阪神緩行線もセミクロスシートの51,70系であれば互角の勝負を挑めるが、中古の63系上がりの72系では、整備の行き届いた広軌63系の山電700系にも及ばなかった。