The 12451 / 12452 Shram Shakti Express is an

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''Superfast'' train which daily runs non-stop overnight between the cities of

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and . 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 The 12559/60 Shiv Ganga Express is a daily superfast train of the North Eastern Railway Zone, that runs between and , named after the two jewels of Varanasi: Shiva and the Ganges river. The two main cities along the route are Prayagraj and Ka ...

enjoys highest priority all over the route. 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 coaches, 2 AC 3E coaches, AC 3 tier coaches, 7 Sleeper coaches, 5 General coaches along with 2 EOG coaches. 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

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Kanpur Shed.Earlier was hauled by a WAP-4 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 The 12033 / 12034 Kanpur–New Delhi Shatabdi Express is the Shatabdi train connecting with . The load of passengers in Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express was heavy from . Due to the excessive passenger load on Lucknow Shatabdi from Kanpur Central ...

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 (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 coach Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coach is a passenger coach of Indian Railways that is developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany (renamed Alstom LHB GmbH in 1998 after the takeover by Alstom and now known as Alstom Transport Deutschland) and mostly ...

are more comfortable and at the same time faster than the conventional ICF coaches.

Coaches

Shram Shakti Express runs with, *AC First class coach, *2 AC 3E coaches *AC 2 tier coach, *4 AC 3 tier coaches, *7 Sleeper coaches, *5 Unreserved coaches, *1 EOG coach *1 SLR coach Thus, having a total of 22 LHB coach.

Traction

It is regularly hauled by a

-based

locomotive from end to end.

Coach composition

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composition are as follows(for 12452)- And for 12451 it is the reverse.

External links

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