In March 1997, some rapid trains that passed Hirono Station, Aimoto Station, Kusano Station, Furuichi Station and Minami-Yashiro Station without stopping were introduced for the outbound line in the evening, but they were discontinued in December 2003, when the timetable was revised.
1997年3月から広野・藍本・草野・古市・南矢代駅を通過する列車も夕方以降の下りに設定されていたが、2003年12月のダイヤ改正で廃止された。