With the revision of November 1986, the track of the special ｒapid servie was changed to run on the outer line, and not only it started running between Takatsuki and Nishi-Akashi/Takatsuki and Kobe, but also it enhanced the service between Takatsuki and Kishibe by offering two trains every 15 minutes.
1986年11月改正で、新快速が外側線へ移行し、高槻～西明石・高槻～神戸となり、高槻～岸辺間も15分に2本と増発された。