Through (skewered) operations of a local train practiced during the daytime since 1972 were all abolished and split into two ways of operation, one being direct services between Takatsuki and Nishi-Akashi/Kakogawa and another being shorter distance services between Suita and Koshien-guchi, while local stopping services between Kyoto and Takatsuki were abolished by making Rapid trains stop at each station.
昼間時は1972年以来の串刺しダイヤを解消し、高槻～西明石・加古川間の直通運転と吹田～甲子園口間の小運転に分割したが、京都～高槻間は快速を各駅に停車させて、緩行の運転を取りやめた。