Meanwhile, the number of local trains running in the section between Omi-Imazu and Omi-Shiotsu was initially three per day, which is exceptionally few, due to the operation of few AC electric local trains, and also due to the fact that part of the section changed to the AC electrification between this section.
一方、近江今津から近江塩津までは途中交流電化に変わること、もとよりローカルの交流があまりなかったことなどからこの区間の普通列車は当初1日3本と極めて少ない本数であった。