Owing to the introduction of this special limited express, the number of the express trains operated between Takatsukishi Station and Kawaramachi Station (in this section they would stop at every station) had to be reduced, and therefore the operation of local trains between Umeda Station and Takatsukishi Station was extended to cover from Takatsukishi Station to Kawaramachi Station (some trains up to Katsura Station).
なお、臨時特急が設定された分だけ高槻市～河原町間の急行（各駅停車）が減るため、梅田～高槻市間の普通が高槻市～河原町（一部は桂）間で延長運転されていた。