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Niitsu Depot (Niigata): Railway museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Niitsu Depot is a railway museum in Niitsu-Honchō, Niigata Prefecture, about 243 km from Tokyo Station and 474 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Niitsu Depot
Photo: The original uploader was Hitam1200 at Japanese Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeRailway museum
Name in Japanese新津運輸区
LocationNiitsu-Honchō, Niigata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Niitsu Station – about 0.5 km
From Sendai Stationabout 162 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 243 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 355 km (straight line)
Established1913
Coordinates37.80460, 139.11999
MapOpen in Google Maps

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