Shram Shakti Express

The 12451 / 12452 Shram Shakti Express is an Indian Railways superfast train which daily runs non stop overnight between the cities of Kanpur and New Delhi. It covers the 440 km of distance in 6 hours and has a priority advantage over other trains.

Shram Shakti Express
An AC First class coach of the train
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
LocaleDelhi & Uttar Pradesh
First serviceSeptember 1, 2002 (2002-09-01)
Current operator(s)North Central Railways
Route
StartKanpur Central (CNB)
Stops1 - (Panki Dham)
EndNew Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled440 km (273 mi)
Average journey time6h
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12451 / 12452 & 02451 / 02452
On-board services
Class(es)First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNone
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
74 km/h (46 mph) average including halts
Route map

Shram Shakti Express along with Prayagraj Express and Shiv Ganga Express enjoys highest priority all over the route.

Modern LHB Coaches with a MPS of 160 Kmph are more comfortable. The new coaches, based on a German technology Linke Hoffman Busch, are made of stainless steel which do not turn turtle during accidents; the light-weight coaches will improve the train's speed. Bigger windows, lamps at all AC seats and sound insulation are the other facilities of this train. Shram Shakti Express runs with 1 AC 1 tier coach, 1 AC 2 tier coaches, 4 AC 3 tier coaches, 9 Sleeper coaches, 5 General coaches along with 2 EOG coaches. Thus, having a total of 22 LHB coaches; the normal locomotive of Shram Shakti is a WAP 7 Locomotive of Kanpur shed. Loco in-charge for this train is WAP-7 Kanpur Shed. Earlier It was used to run non stop over night between New Delhi and Kanpur Central, but it had given a halt at Panki in Kanpur. It is non stop over night train. Punctual and clean also; this along with Kanpur Shatabdi are two trains from/to NDLS-CNB.

Background

The train has two dedicated LHB rakes. Shram Shakti Express and Kanpur–New Delhi Shatabdi Express are two dedicated intercity trains between New Delhi (NDLS) and Kanpur Central (CNB). Another train is Kanpur Central–Anand Vihar Terminal Express a weekly train between Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT), New Delhi to Kanpur Central.

Development

On 29 July 2018, replacing the old ICF coaches, VVIP Shram Shakti Express got new German LHB rakes. Modern LHB Coaches are more comfortable and at the same time faster than the conventional ICF Coaches. More on LHB Coaches

Coaches

Shram Shakti Express runs with,

  • AC First class coach,
  • AC 2 tier coach,
  • 4 AC 3 tier coaches,
  • 9 Sleeper coaches,
  • 5 Unreserved coaches
  • 2 EOG coaches.

Thus, having a total of 22 LHB coaches.

Traction

It is regularly hauls by a Kanpur based WAP 7 locomotive from end to end.

Coach Composition

Coach Composition are as follows-

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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