The granting of a rail license to Maizuru was the result of a great effort, since there were other companies competing against Kyoto Electric Railway to lay a railroad to Maizuru, such as Hankaku Railway/Hankaku Tetsudo (Osaka-Fukuchiyama-Maizuru) and Setsutan Railway/Setsutan Tetsudo (Osaka-Sonobe-Maizuru). |
なお、舞鶴への鉄道敷設計画は京都鉄道のほか、阪鶴鉄道(大阪~福知山~舞鶴)、摂丹鉄道(大阪~園部~舞鶴)で競合するものであり、舞鶴への鉄道免許は熱心な設置運動の賜物であった。 |