Not only the special rapids, rapid services and local trains (Keihanshin Kankosen), which are directly connected to the JR Kobe and Biwako lines, but also the limited express trains bound for the Hokuriku District, Kansai International Airport, or the Sanin District, etc., run on the line.
JR神戸線・琵琶湖線に直通する新快速・快速列車・普通列車（京阪神緩行線）の各列車のほか、北陸地方・関西国際空港・山陰地方方面などへの特別急行列車も走る。