There are early morning local trains that run between JR Nanba and Kamo, direct trains that run only one way from JR Nanba on the Nara Line, as well as regionally operated trains that run early in the morning and late at night between Oji and Nara.
早朝にはJR難波-加茂間、JR難波から片道のみ奈良線への直通列車のほか、早朝深夜に王寺-奈良間の区間運転もある。