Shram Shakti Express

*Shram Shakti Express*
	An AC First class coach of the train
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
First service	September 1, 2003; 18 years ago
Current operator(s)	North Central Railways
Route
Start	Kanpur Central (CNB)
Stops	1 – (Panki Dham)
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	440 km (273 mi)
Average journey time	6h
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12451 / 12452 & 02451 / 02452
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	None
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, ; 74 km/h (46 mph) average including halts
Route map
Route map

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 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 overnight 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, 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.

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 hauled 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
	EOG	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	H1	A1	B4	B3	B2	B1	GEN	GEN	GEN	GEN	GEN	EOG

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Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

Shram Shakti Express

Contents

Background[]

Development[]

Coaches[]

Traction[]

Coach composition[]

External links[]