Because the line crosses the prefectural border of Shimane and Yamaguchi in this section, the number of passengers and services is quite small compared with other sections of Sanin Main Line; the frequency of service is about once every two hours, and some trains don't run on Thursdays.
島根と山口の県境を挟むこの区間は山陰本線の中でもとりわけ乗客・本数ともに少なく、2時間に1本程度で、木曜日に運転しない列車もある。