Bon voyage: Transfer from Sobu Line to the other JR Lines at Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station map

The Narita Express train from the airport arrives on track #1.

Take the escalator to basement level 4.

Next, take the escalator to basement level 1.

Take this one to the ground level.

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Click the line you intend to use:

1) Chuo Line

2) Ueno bound Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku Line

3) Shinagawa bound Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku Line

4) Tokaido Line

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1) Chuo Line

Finally take this escalator leading to the elevated Chuo Line track.

This is a Chuo Line train.

Chuo Line platform at Tokyo Station. The orange color trains are nearly switched to the new type ones shown above. Only a few old units still run.

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Even though you need to take the escalator 4 times to get to the Chuo Line track, the transfer itself is very simple. Those heading to Shinjuku from Narita Aiport are recommended to change trains to Chuo Line at Tokyo to get to Shinjuku and to avoid 500 meters' walk at very busy Shinjuku Station. The location of the Narita Express platform at Shinjuku is quite isolated and inconvenient.

Narita Express track location at Shinjuku Station

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2) Ueno bound Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku Line

Proceed more, then you'll find this signboard. Go upstairs to the platform.