The line runs on the right bank of the Yodo-gawa River in parallel with the Tokaido Shinkansen and the Hankyu Kyoto Line, and the special rapid connects the distance of 42.8 km between Kyoto and Osaka in 28 minutes in the shortest time (at a maximum speed of 130 km/h).
東海道新幹線・阪急京都本線に並行して淀川右岸を走り、京都～大阪間42.8kmを新快速が最短28分で結んでいる（最高速度は130km/h）。