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Gas transmission pipeline · Hibikimachi to Kitahama-cho

Wakakura Pipeline

Wakakura Pipeline is an operating gas transmission pipeline in Japan. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 6 km long, starting up in 1987. It runs from Hibikimachi to Kitahama-cho. It is owned by Saibu Gas Holdings Co Ltd.

Length

6.2 km

Capacity

Not reported

Segments tracked

1

Largest diameter 400 mm (16 in)

Route

Wakakura Pipeline runs from Hibikimachi to Kitahama-cho. 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
Hibikimachi
To
Kitahama-cho
Start country
Japan
End country
Japan
Countries crossed
Japan
Onshore / offshore
Not reported
Fuel
Gas
Region
Asia
Route drawn on map
3.6 km
GEM pipeline ID
P1532
Start year
1987
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.

SegmentStatusFrom → toLengthCapacityDiameterStartRoute from
Whole pipelineOperatingHibikimachi → Kitahama-cho6.2Not reported400 mm1987GEM'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.

TerminalCountryImport / exportStatusDistanceMatched by
Hibiki LNG TerminalJapanImportOperating1.7 kmroute proximity
Tobata LNG TerminalJapanImportOperating4.8 kmroute proximity

Owners and operators

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

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 Wakakura Pipeline run?
Wakakura Pipeline runs from Hibikimachi to Kitahama-cho, crossing Japan.
How long is Wakakura Pipeline?
Wakakura Pipeline is 6.2 km long.
How much gas can Wakakura Pipeline carry?
No design capacity is reported for Wakakura Pipeline. That is an absent figure, not a zero.
Is Wakakura Pipeline operating?
Wakakura Pipeline is operating, having started in 1987.
Who owns Wakakura Pipeline?
Wakakura Pipeline is owned by Saibu Gas Holdings Co Ltd, as recorded in the current tracker release.
Does Wakakura Pipeline serve an LNG terminal?
Wakakura Pipeline passes within 25 km of 2 tracked LNG terminals. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.