It is also true that, between Nagoya and Osaka, the limited expresses of Kintetsu function as an alternative route to be used when the operation of the Shinkansen line stops, for example, due to a disaster.
もっとも名古屋-大阪間については新幹線が災害などで運転を見合わせた場合の代替路線の機能を果たしている。