The following points were changed: the denomination of limited express was changed to Commuter Limited Express, rapid express to rapid limited express, express to rapid express and rapid to express, respectively; express was made to stop at Minami-ibaraki Station; limited express would have more stops than rapid limited express but fewer stops than rapid express; each type of higher-category train would have nearly twice as many stops as before; limited express became practically the same grade as the former express (this characteristic became more clear when Awaji Station was designated as an additional stop in 2007).
特急を通勤特急に、快速急行を快速特急に、急行を快速急行に、快速を急行に改称の上で南茨木にも停車させ、特急は停車駅を快速特急よりも多く快速急行よりも少なくして、各優等列車の停車駅を従来のほぼ2倍にし、特急を事実上それまでの急行と同等の列車にした（この点については2007年の淡路駅の追加停車でその様相がさらに色濃くなった）。