Shram Shakti Express

{{Short description|Train in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}{{Infobox rail service

| name = Shram Shakti Express

| image = Shram Shakti Express LHBfied Sleeper Class Rakes.jpg

| caption = Shram Shakti express

| type = Superfast Express

| status = Running

| locale = Delhi & Uttar Pradesh

| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2002|09|01}}

| last =

| operator = North Central Railways

| start = {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}} (CNB)

| stops = 1

| end = {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} (NDLS)

| distance = {{convert|440|km|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 6 h 12 m

| frequency = Daily

| class = AC first class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved

| seating = Yes

| sleeping = Yes

| autorack =

| catering = E-catering only

| gauge = {{track gauge|1,676mm|lk=on|allk=on}}

| observation = Large windows

| otherfacilities = Below the seats

| stock = LHB coach

| trainnumber = 12451 / 12452

| speed = {{convert|71|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.

| map = File:Shram Shakti Express (Kanpur - New Delhi) Shatabdi Express route map.png

}}

The 12451 / 12452 Shram Shakti S. F Express is an Indian Railways Superfast Express train which daily runs non-stop overnight between the cities of Kanpur and {{stnlnk|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.

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.