Friday, September 19, 2008

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

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Tokyo Station map

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


Take the escalator to basement  4

Take the escalator to basement level 4.


Escalators to the basement 1

Next, take the escalator to basement level 1.




Go up to the ground level

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

Chuo Line escalator at Tokyo Station

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


JR Chuo Line E233

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.




Train

Yamanote Line Train
Yamanote Line


Keihin-Tohoku Line


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3) Ueno bound Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku Line

Signboard



The types of trains are all the same as in #2


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4) Tokaido Line (track # 7 to 10)

Signboard




Train




The traces we have gone through

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