The Kintetsu Kyoto Line is a trunk line that crosses the Kintetsu Nara Line, Katamachi Line, Keihan Main Line and JR Kyoto Line, which are radial lines directed outward from their base point, Osaka Station; in recent years, the express trains have been crowded even in the daytime.
近鉄京都線は大阪を基準にすれば近鉄奈良線・片町線・京阪本線・JR京都線という4つの放射路線と交差する環状路線にあたるが、近年では急行が昼間でも混雑するようになった。