Moreover, while the average distance between stations on the section between Amagasaki Station and Sasayamaguchi Station is approximately 2.9 km (the average distance between stations for rapid trains is about 4.1 km), the figure indicates approximately 5.3 km on the section between Sasayamaguchi Station and Fukuchiyama Station, where quite a few people live along the Fukuchiyama Line but are still far from a station.
また、尼崎駅～篠山口駅間の駅間距離が平均約2.9km（快速停車駅のみでも平均約4.1km）であるのに対し、篠山口駅～福知山駅間の駅間距離は平均約5.3kmであり、福知山線沿線に自宅を構えていても自宅から駅まで距離がある世帯が多い。