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.
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 | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Locale | Delhi & Uttar Pradesh | ||||
First service | September 1, 2002 | ||||
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 30m | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12451 / 12452 | ||||
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 | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 67 km/h (42 mph) average including halts | ||||
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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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EOG | S9 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | H1 | A1 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | EOG |
External links
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