Due to the active length of the platform, trains departing from and arriving at Nagahama Station are eight-car trains, while the ones departing from and arriving at Tsuruga Station and Omi-Shiotsu Station are four-car trains (the 12-car trains are divided or convened at Maibara).
米原以北はホーム有効長の関係で長浜発着は8両編成、敦賀・近江塩津発着は4両編成で運転される（12両運転の場合は米原で分割・併合を行う）。