However, also put into operation during rush hour are Nara Train Depot's JNR 103 series with six or eight-car sets, JNR 201 series with six-car sets (greenish brown color) and Morinomiya Train Depot's 103 and 201 series with eight-car sets, giving a wider variation of cars than the regional rapid trains running on the Osaka Loop Line.
しかし、ラッシュ時には奈良電車区所属の国鉄103系電車系6・8両編成、国鉄201系電車6両編成（ウグイス色）や森ノ宮電車区所属の103系・201系8両編成も運用に入り、大阪環状線直通の区間快速と比べると車両のバリエーションが多彩である。