Shin Tokyo Gas Pipeline

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Shin Tokyo Gas Pipeline ( 新東京ライン ) is an operating natural gas pipeline in Japan.

Location

The pipeline runs from Joetsu, Niigata to Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture

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Project Details

• Operator: INPEX
• Owner: INPEX
• Parent company: INPEX
• Capacity:
• Length: 132 miles / 213 kilometers
• Diameter: 500 mm
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2012
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

The pipeline was originally built between Joetsu, Niigata and Shinano, Nagano in 1997 and was extended in three phases: by 93 km to Karuizawa, Nagano in 2000; by 46 km to Tomioka, Gunma in 2007; and by 19 km to Fujioka, Gunma in 2012.