| It can be said that branch-off railway tracks were expanded with the route modernization and completion in stages, including the elevation of the portion between Nijo Station and Sonobe Station (Kyoto Prefecture) in 1996, and it has undergone a drastic transformation from its appearance in the Japanese National Railways age. |
1996年の二条駅～花園駅 (京都府)間の高架化完成など順を追って路線の近代化がなされ、国鉄時代からは大きく変貌を遂げたことにより、沿線開発も進んだといえる。 |