Higashi-Maizuru Station is the last stop on the Maizuru and Obama Lines and, as of October 2007, all trains double back here, except one that starts at Nishi-Maizuru Station and arrives at Tsuruga Station and the Limited Express 'Maizuru,' which occasionally goes on to other stations.
舞鶴線と小浜線の終点であり、2007年10月現在は西舞鶴発敦賀行1本（この他特急「まいづる(列車)」1本の臨時延長運転あり）を除く全ての列車が、東舞鶴駅で折り返す。