During weekdays, three out of four Direct Rapid Service trains running from Nara to Amagasaki use the same platform at Kyuhoji as rapid trains running to JR Nanba (the first train from Kashiwara, mentioned below), so a timetable has been produced to make it possible to transfer between both trains.
平日ダイヤにおいて、奈良発尼崎行は、4本中3本が久宝寺で快速JR難波行（後述の柏原始発列車）と同一ホームで互いに乗り換えができるようにダイヤが組まれている。