The limited express operated during the daytime shortened its operation interval from 20 minutes to 15 minutes thanks to the opening of Shin-Kadoma Station (equipped with a passing track) and the completion of the rehabilitation work in the vicinity of Kuzuha Station (new passing-track construction).
新門真駅の開業（待避線あり）や樟葉駅付近（待避線新設）などの改良工事完成により、昼間の特急の運転間隔を20分から15分に短縮。