There is only one special rapid train to Omi-Shiotsu Station via Maibara Station per day, which connects to the special rapid train bound for Tsuruga Station via the Kosei Line at Omi-Shiotsu Station, and the train to Omi-Shiotsu Station subsequently becomes a train bound for Omi-Imazu Station with passengers on board.
近江塩津で湖西線経由敦賀行きの新快速と接続する米原経由の同駅止まり新快速が一日に1例だけあるが、この近江塩津止まりの電車はホームで客扱いのまま近江今津行きとなるものである。