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Why is it the full opening of Osaka Higashi Line?

Direct rapid service will connect Nara and Shin-Osaka with 60 mins after full opening of Osaka Higashi Line in spring of 2019.
https://www.google.co.jp/amp/s/yomiuri.publication.network/amp/cfd5d7915a1006cadceb1b84799e5991c5e1a744a70ed835aaa9282983475f73

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On November 13th , JR West announced diagram and fare of Osaka Higashi Line, which is scheduled to open completely between Kyuhoji and Shin-Osaka with 20.3km tracks in the next spring.

Installation of Direct rapid service to connect Shin-Osaka and Nara with about 1 hour will improve usability.
On weekdays, Direct rapid service running from Kansai Line via Kyuhoji in Yao, Osaka,
is scheduled to run with 4 inbound trains in the morning and 4 outbound trains in the evening, prepared for commuters.
On Saturdays and holidays, it would promote sightseeing and shopping by launching 2 trains on each direction in the morning and those in the evening.
Direct rapid service will also stop at JR Kawachi-Eiwa in Higashi-Osaka, Osaka , which is the interchange station with Kintetsu Nara Line. The fare will be 920 Yen between Nara and Shin-Osaka.
Local trains connect Kyuhoji and Shin-Osaka with 35 mins.
There will be 4 Local trains per hour, except for early in the morning and midnight. After full opening of the line, 110 thousands passengers are estimated to use.

Osaka Higashi Line made its initial opening between Kyuhoji and Hanaten in Tsurumi Ward, Osaka, on March, 2008 with 9.2km tracks.
Before opening of the 11.1 km section between Shin-Osaka and Hanaten in the next spring, Minami-Suita station on the newly opening section was publicized.
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Though the article says "It's full opening of Osaka Higashi Line", it's scheduled to extend to Kita-Umeda. And, the section between Kita-Umeda and Shin-Osaka is under construction.