Vehicle travel control apparatus, method for acquiring vehicle position information, computer-readable recording medium, and program for acquiring vehicle position information

Provided is a vehicle travel control apparatus capable of accurately measuring the current position of a traveling vehicle. A vehicle travel control apparatus 1 is connected to a remote control apparatus 70 configured to operate travel of a vehicle through communication via a network, and the vehicle travel control apparatus 1 includes: an absolute position calculation unit 102a configured to acquire GNSS information necessary for independent positioning through a GNSS receiver 211 mounted on a vehicle C, and calculate an absolute position of the vehicle C according to the acquired GNSS information; the absolute position of the vehicle is calculated through independent positioning; a reception determination unit (102d) configured to determine whether GNSS correction information required for relative positioning can be received from an external reference station; a relative position calculation unit (102b) configured to calculate a relative position of the vehicle from the relative positioning; and a communica