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Step-by-step walking routes between platforms in Japan's busiest stations, with the exact Japanese signs to follow.

Yamanote / Keihin-Tohoku→Keikyu Line

JR Yamanote Line to Keikyu Line at Shinagawa Station

How to change from the JR Yamanote Line to the Keikyu Line at Shinagawa Station, for Haneda Airport and Yokohama. Go up from the platform and use the JR–Keikyu transfer gate; about 2–3 minutes.

About 2–3 minwalking time
JR Platforms 1–2from · 山手線・京浜東北線
Keikyu Platform 1to · 京急線
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Floors from top to bottom. Tap a number to jump to that step.
  1. 1
    Yamanote platform

    Take the stairs or escalator up from the Yamanote platform. Platforms 1–2 are the closest to Keikyu.

  2. 2
    Concourse

    At the top, the Keikyu transfer gates are just to the side, on either side of the fare adjustment office and Keikyu ticket machines.

    Look for this sign
    京急線のりかえ口Transfer to Keikyu Line
    Use the transfer gate, not an exit gate. Paper ticket and IC card together: insert the ticket first.
  3. 3
    Keikyu transfer gate

    Go through the transfer gate.

  4. 4
    Keikyu platform

    Platform 1, for Haneda Airport and Yokohama, is right in front of you. Trains for Sengakuji and Asakusa use Platform 2 across the tracks; some local trains toward Yokohama use Platform 3.

  • Many passengers queue on coloured lines on the Keikyu platform. Check the sign above your queue for the train type.
Platform 1Haneda Airport, Keikyu Kamata, Yokohama
Platform 2Sengakuji, Asakusa (Toei Asakusa Line)

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Can I change from the Yamanote Line to Keikyu without leaving the station?

Yes. Use the JR–Keikyu transfer gate at the top of the stairs.

How do I get to Haneda Airport from Shibuya or Shinjuku?

Take the Yamanote Line to Shinagawa and change to the Keikyu Line for Haneda Airport.

The Haneda gateway

Keikyu trains from Haneda Airport reach Shinagawa in about 15 minutes. It is the easiest place to change between the airport and the Shinkansen.

Use the transfer gates

JR and Keikyu are joined by transfer gates inside the station. Do not leave through an exit gate, or you will have to go up and down again.

Paper ticket plus IC card

If you use a paper ticket and an IC card at the same gate, insert the paper ticket first, then tap the card.