Before the tracks were electrified on September 20, 1973, there were trains which stopped only at Hirano Station (JR West Japan) and Yao Station between Tennoji Station and Kashiwara in addition to trains that stopped at every station between JR Nanba and Kashiwara (Osaka Prefecture).
1973年9月20日の電化以前には、JR難波駅-柏原駅(大阪府)間運転の各駅停車のほかに天王寺駅-柏原間は平野駅(JR西日本)・八尾駅のみに停車していた。