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Write the name of the under-construction rail project for goods train on a dedicated track.

The under-construction rail projects for goods train are the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and the Western Dedicated Fright Corridor (WDFC). The construction of EDFC was started in March 2013, and it links Ludhiana in Punjab to Kolkata. The WDFE started its construction on January 2016, and it links Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Mumbai to Dadri in the outskirts of Delhi. Both are expected to be completed by 2019. Both will be ultimately clubbed together to form the Golden Quadrilateral connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.


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