One of the services making up JR West's "Kitakinki Big X Network [ja; fr]" in northern Kansai, it connects Kyoto Station, Amanohashidate Station and Toyooka Station via the Sanin Main Line and Kyoto Tango Railway's Miyafuku Line and Miyatoyo (Miyazu) Line.

Trains stop at the following stations: Kyōto - Nijō - Kameoka - Sonobe - Ayabe - Fukuchiyama - Ōe - Miyazu - Amanohashidate - Nodagawa - Tango-Ōmiya - Mineyama - Amino - Yūhigaura-Kitsu-onsen - Kumihama - Toyooka Services are operated by 287 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains based at Fukuchiyama Depot, and KTR8000 series DMUs from Willer Trains.

183 series EMUs were formerly used on some services, but were withdrawn by the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.

[2] 381 series EMUs used on Hashidate services were withdrawn following the final day of operations on 30 October 2015.

Until March 11, 2011, the Monju and Tango Discovery were most like the original Hashidate service.