Additionally, at Kawanishiikeda Station the local train makes a connection with a rapid train that starts from and terminates at Osaka Station and is operated directly to and from the JR Tozai Line (or it waits for a limited express train to pass) (some local trains wait for a rapid train to pass at Tsukaguchi Station in the morning rush hour).
また、川西池田駅ではJR東西線直通・大阪発着の快速列車（または特急の通過待ち）と緩急接続を行う（朝ラッシュ時には塚口駅で快速の通過待ちする列車もある）。