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.
 An AC First class coach of the train | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Locale | Delhi & Uttar Pradesh | ||||
| First service | September 1, 2003 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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.
BackgroundEdit
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.
DevelopmentEdit
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.
CoachesEdit
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.
TractionEdit
It is regularly hauled by a Kanpur-based WAP-7 locomotive from end to end.
Coach compositionEdit
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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EOG | S9 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | H1 | A1 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | EOG |