With the timetable revision of 1989, the sub-express began operating in Kyoto-guchi, but the sub-express operating from the Osaka area was limited to Yodo Station; however, in the 1990s the sub-express between Yodoyabashi station and Kuzuha Station started the all-day operation and at the same time the sub-express between Demachiyanagi Station and Kuzuha Station/Yodo Station started operating in the evening or later.
1989年のダイヤ改正で京都口の準急が登場したが、大阪方面からの準急は淀までの運転であり、1990年代は淀屋橋～樟葉間の準急が終日、夕方以降に出町柳～樟葉・淀間の準急が運転されるという状態であった。