Shram Shakti Express

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Shram Shakti Express
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Overview
Service type Superfast Express
Locale Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
First service1 September 2002;23 years ago (2002-09-01)
Current operator North Central Railway
Route
Termini Kanpur Central (CNB)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops1
Distance travelled440 km (273 mi)
Average journey time6 hrs 12 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number12451 / 12452
On-board services
Classes AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesE-catering only
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph) average including halts.
Route map
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The 12451 / 12452 Shram Shakti Express is an Indian Railways Superfast Express 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  Top Priority advantage over other trains.

Shram Shakti Express along with Lucknow Mail, Prayagraj Express, Shiv Ganga Express and Shaan-e-Bhopal Express enjoys highest priority all over the route.

Contents

Modern LHB coach 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 coach,5 AC 3E coaches,4 AC 3 tier coaches, 5 Sleeper coaches, 4 General coaches along with 1 EOG coach and 1 SLR coach. Thus, having a total of 22 LHB coach; 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 was hauled by a WAP-4 Kanpur Shed or before that some cases WAP-4 Ghaziabad 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 Dham (Earlier "Panki") in Kanpur to cater city people better from 07 July 2017. It was given a Panki Halt from 08 March 2016 till 04 September 2016 as an experimental halt but due to less patronage of halts and bookings and number of boarding-deboarding of passengers it was withdrawn then. 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

Initially it got new German LHB Rakes on 18 March 2018. But the train ran with these rakes on alternative days. But On 29 July 2018, replacing the old ICF coaches completely, Shram Shakti Express got new German LHB rakes. Modern LHB coach are more comfortable and at the same time faster than the conventional ICF coaches.

Coaches

Shram Shakti Express runs with,

Thus, having a total of 22 LHB coach.

Traction

It is regularly hauled by a Kanpur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Coach composition

Coach composition are as follows(for 12452)-

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And for 12451 it is the reverse.