As of March of 2009, island platforms for transfer between local trains and rapid trains were put into operation at Kyuhoji, Oji and Tennoji (only for a few trains), and passing loops were put into operation for rapid trains at Hirano Station (JR West Japan) and Kashiwara.
2009年3月現在、久宝寺・王寺と天王寺（一部列車のみ）で快速列車との緩急接続を行っており、平野駅(JR西日本)や柏原でも快速列車の待避が行われている。