Originally Posted by
seegs
Do all NRT Express trains go to Shibuya station? I see a symbol || next to Shibuya for some train times online. Does that mean it does not arrive there?
All Narita Express trains that go to Shinjuku also go to Shibuya (which is a stop before Shinjuku).
Originally Posted by
gnaget
I wouldn't go to Shibuya on the NEX. The journey from Tokyo station is very slow and indirect. It takes 22-25 minutes, including waiting for them to disconnect the train cars and all that. It's better to get off at Tokyo and take a cab.
Although Tokyo to Shinjuku by Narita Express takes longer than directly by Chuo Line, getting to Shibuya isn't that bad. Narita Express uses underground platforms (basement level 5) in Tokyo and it can easily take 15 minutes from the train to taxi ranks. It probably doesn't make much difference whether you get off at Tokyo or Shibuya.
There are indeed some NEX trains that only go to (and from) Shinagawa and on to Ofuna, but they are rare. I think there is typically a departure around 17:15 or :45.
Almost all Narita Express trains split into two in Tokyo and half the carriages go to Shinagawa and Yokohama (most of them carry on to Ofuna) while the other carriages go to Shibuya, Shinjuku and beyond. There are about 4 trains which go to Shinagawa and Yokohama only but there are as many which go only to Shibuya and Shinjuku.