The line runs around the north side of the Ikoma Mountain Range and is the commuter line linking the cities in the northeast area of Osaka Prefecture or the residential areas spread around the south area of Kyoto Prefecture and the areas in Osaka and the Hanshin (Osaka and Kobe) regions.
生駒山地の北端を廻り、大阪府北東部の都市や京都府南部に広がる住宅地と大阪・阪神方面との通勤・通学路線となっている。