Higher and lower priority trains are coupled together depending on the time and day, as follows: during the day, limited expresses and local trains (occasionally semi-expresses) are coupled together; in the morning and evening on weekends and holidays, limited expresses/expresses and local trains are coupled together; in the late evening and at night on weekdays, K-limited expresses and expresses bound for Osaka are coupled together, while K-limited expresses/expresses and local trains bound for Demachiyanagi are coupled together.
昼間時間帯には特急と普通（時間帯によっては準急）が土休日の午前中、夕方以降は特急or急行と普通が、平日の夕方以降は下り大阪方面行きはK特急と急行が、上り出町柳方面行きはK特急・急行と普通が、それぞれ緩急・急急結合の接続を行う。