Until then, some trains of the Limited Express 'Matsukaze' and Express 'Daisen' had arrived at and departed from Kinosaki Station and other stations to the west, so instead of these trains the rapid train services from Kinosaki Station started operating.
その際、特急「まつかぜ」・急行「だいせん」で城崎駅以遠発着の列車については、城崎駅より連絡する快速列車を設定した。