There was another route to secure a connection with a limited express train on the Maizuru Line (which wasn't electrified), and the trains were operated between Ayabe Station and Amanohashidate Station/Kumihama Station (between Ayabe and Nishi-Maizuru they're operated as rapid trains) by making a connection at Ayabe Station with a limited express train proceeding to the Kyoto area.
また、綾部で京都方面の特急と連絡の上、綾部～天橋立・久美浜間（綾部～西舞鶴間快速）を運行し、非電化だった舞鶴線の特急連絡を担う系統もあった。