One of the trains bound for Nishi-Akashi in the daytime ran up to Kakogawa during the last stage of the JNR, its terminal was changed to Nishi-Akashi when the frequency of Rapid running beyond Nishi-Akashi increased.
国鉄末期に昼間時の西明石行きのうち1本は加古川まで延長運転されたが、のちに快速の西明石以西の増発に伴い、西明石発着に戻された。