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The Gauge Change Train (GCT) or Free Gauge Train (フリーゲージトレイン FGT) is the name given to a Japanese project started in 1994 to develop a high-speed train with variable gauge axles to allow inter-running between the 1435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge Shinkansen network and the 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge regional rail network.Two three-car GCT electric multiple unit (EMU) trains have been built for testing. The first train was built in 1998 and withdrawn in 2006.

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capacity
36
manufacturer
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan Transport Engineering Company, Kinki Sharyo
number built
3, 4
year of construction
1998-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 2006-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 2014-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

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