While both the inbound and outbound trains of the limited express 'Twilight Express' (overnight train service) running between Osaka Station and Sapporo Station stop at this station, both the inbound and outbound trains of the limited express 'Nihonkai' (overnight train service) pass through this station.
寝台列車は大阪駅-札幌駅間の「トワイライトエクスプレス」は上下とも停車するが、「日本海(列車)」は上下2本とも通過する。