At one time a special direct train was operated to Saga-Arashiyama Station from Kobe and Osaka, making use of a bypass lane that proceeded directly to the Tanbaguchi Station of the Sanin Main Line (Sagano Line) from the Umekoji Station Yard, but it has not been fixed due to inconveniences such as the fact that many passengers had happened to take the train by mistake.
このほか、梅小路駅構内から直接山陰本線（嵯峨野線）丹波口駅間の短絡線を利用して一時期神戸・大阪から嵯峨嵐山への直通臨時列車が走ったことがあるが、誤乗が多かったことなどから定着しなかった。