Where does Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline run?

Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline is recorded in Germany. Global Energy Monitor reports no start and end points for it.

How long is Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline?

Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline is 77 km long.

How much gas can Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline carry?

No design capacity is reported for Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline. That is an absent figure, not a zero.

Is Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline operating?

Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline is operating, having started in 1993.

Who owns Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline?

Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline is owned by Open Grid Europe, as recorded in the current tracker release.

Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline, Germany

Route

Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline runs from Germany. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.

Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.

From: Not reported
To: Not reported
Start country: Germany
End country: Germany
Countries crossed: Germany
Onshore / offshore: Not reported
Fuel: Gas
Region: Not reported
Route drawn on map: 70 km
GEM pipeline ID: P2874
Start year: 1993
GEM wiki page: gem.wiki

Segments

Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.

Segment	Status	From → to	Length	Capacity	Diameter	Start	Route from
Whole pipeline	Operating	Not reported	77	Not reported	1000 mm	1993	GEM's route file

Connected LNG terminals

Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

No tracked LNG terminal lies within 25 km of this pipeline's route.

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.

Owners

Open Grid Europe100%

Parent companies

Vier Gas Transport GmbH100%

In the news

Recent headlines that name Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.

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Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where does Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline run?: Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline is recorded in Germany. Global Energy Monitor reports no start and end points for it.
How long is Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline?: Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline is 77 km long.
How much gas can Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline carry?: No design capacity is reported for Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline. That is an absent figure, not a zero.
Is Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline operating?: Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline is operating, having started in 1993.
Who owns Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline?: Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline is owned by Open Grid Europe, as recorded in the current tracker release.

More gas pipelines in Germany

Listed in name order among the 90 pipelines tracked in Germany, so projects with the same name sit together. A browse aid, not a claim that they are alike.

Background on the technology and the terms used on this page.

What terminal status actually means
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Reference

LNG Atlas. (2026). Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline, Germany. https://lngatlas.org/pipeline/forchheim-finsing-gas-pipeline-de/ Data: Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, November 2025, CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX

BibTeX entry

@misc{lngatlaspipelineforchheimfinsinggaspipelinede2026,
  author = {{LNG Atlas}},
  title = {Forchheim–Finsing Gas Pipeline, Germany},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://lngatlas.org/pipeline/forchheim-finsing-gas-pipeline-de/},
  note = {Data: Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, November 2025, CC BY 4.0},
}