There are two operation routes starting from Kyoto via the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sanin Main Line: the route that goes directly to Toyooka Station (Hyogo Prefecture) through Higashi-Maizuru Station on the Maizuru Line, and through the Kitakinki Tango Railway Miyafuku Line and Kitakinki Tango Railway Miyazu Line; and the route in which the train terminates on the Miyazu Line after making a connection with the limited express trains 'Hashidate (train)' or 'Monju (train).'
運転系統としては、京都駅から西日本旅客鉄道（JR西日本）山陰本線経由で、舞鶴線の東舞鶴駅および北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮福線・北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線経由で豊岡駅(兵庫県)に直通運転する系統と、天橋立駅で特急「はしだて(列車)」又は「文殊(列車)」に接続し、宮津線内で完結する系統の2種がある。