There is a section between Saga Torokko Station and Arashiyama Torokko Station which is shared with the Sanin Main Line, where the tram leaving from Kameoka runs on the Sanin Main Line away from Kyoto, but in the opposite direction to the one taken by normal trains.
トロッコ嵯峨～トロッコ嵐山間に山陰本線との一部共用区間があり、トロッコ亀岡発の列車は山陰本線の下り線を逆走する形で運転する。