When running in the section from Fukuchiyama Station southward, the Kitakinki train service on the Fukuchiyama Line functions as a commuter limited express, and particularly within the section between Sasayamaguchi Station and Fukuchiyama Station, where there are few local trains, some trains of Kitakinki makes stops at many station.
また、福知山駅以南は福知山線の通勤特急的な要素もあり特に篠山口駅～福知山駅間は普通列車の本数が少ない関係でこまめに停まる列車もある。