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Katsuta Rolling Stock Centre (Ibaraki): Railway museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Katsuta Rolling Stock Centre is a railway museum in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 106 km from Tokyo Station and 493 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Katsuta Rolling Stock Centre
Photo: Rick330, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeRailway museum
Name in Japanese勝田車両センター
LocationHitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Katsuta Station – about 1.5 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 106 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 208 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 356 km (straight line)
Coordinates36.40660, 140.52802
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