The through freight train running between the Tokaido Line and the Sanyo Line takes the line known as the Hoppo Freight Line via Suita signal station, Miyahara Switching Yard (which was integrated into the Miyahara General Operation Office in 1998) and JR West Amagasaki Station, but it does not pass Osaka Station.
東海道線～山陽線の直通貨物列車は、吹田信号場～宮原操車場（1998年に宮原総合運転所に統合）～尼崎駅(JR西日本)間の通称北方貨物線を経由し、大阪駅は通らない。