A high-order control unit 5 provided in a control device for a hybrid vehicle includes an elevation MAP 5b1 that is used in common for up and down lines and in which at least two predetermined elevation values on a running track are described, and an energy estimation unit 5b that estimates a target charge/discharge amount SOC_ref with respect to a power storage device on the basis of a traveling direction signal Rev expressing a traveling direction of a vehicle, distance information Dis from a distance translation unit 3h, and information on the elevation MAP 5b1, to control a power generation device on the basis of the target charge/discharge amount SOC_ref.