Shram Shakti Express

The 12451 / 12452 VVIP Shram Shakti Express is an Indian Railways superfast train which daily runs overnight between the cities of Kanpur and New Delhi. It covers the 440 km of distance in little more than 6 hours and has a priority advantage over other trains. It has more priority then Kanpur Shatabdi Express. Always reachs destination before an hour on both side i.e. New Delhi and Kanpur Central. VVIP Shram Shakti Express, King of NCR Prayagraj Express and Shiv Ganga Express are Top most high priority VVIP Superfast trains of NCR and Uttar Pradesh. And Lucknow Mail is also VVIP Superfast of Uttar Pradesh but for NR.

VVIP Shram Shakti Express
श्रम शक्त्ति एक्सप्रेस
An AC First class coach of the train

High Priority VVIP Superfast Non Stop Night Rider of NCR Shaan-E-Kanpur

Queen of NCR
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 30m
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12451 / 12452
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 speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
67 km/h (42 mph) average including halts
Route map

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-

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