Until September 26, 1989, through express trains also ran toward Sanjo, but owing to the fact that these trains, made up of five cars and running on the Hankyu Main Line during the morning rush, aggravated the congestion of the Main Line, they were discontinued when the interval of the morning express trains running on the Hankyu Main Line was capped at 10 minutes.
1989年9月26日までは三条方面直通で急行列車も走っていたが、5両編成でラッシュ時に本線を走ることで本線の混雑率が上がるため、京阪本線の朝の急行の10分ヘッド化で廃止された。