| Shram Shakti Express | |
| Type: | Superfast |
| Locale: | Delhi & Uttar Pradesh |
| Operator: | North Central Railways |
| Start: | (CNB) |
| Stops: | 1 |
| End: | (NDLS) |
| Distance: | 440km (270miles) |
| Journeytime: | 5 hrs 55 mins |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Class: | AC first class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | E-catering only |
| Observation: | Large windows |
| Otherfacilities: | Below the seats |
| Stock: | LHB coach |
| Trainnumber: | 12451 / 12452 |
| Speed: | 74km/h average including halts. |
The 12451 / 12452 Shram Shakti Express is an Indian Railways Superfast train which daily runs non-stop overnight between the cities of Kanpur 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 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. 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 to cater city people better. It is non-stop overnight train. Punctual and clean also; this along with Kanpur Shatabdi are two trains from/to NDLS-CNB.
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 (ANVT), New Delhi to Kanpur Central.
On 29 July 2018, replacing the old ICF coaches, Shram Shakti Express got new German LHB rakes. Modern LHB coach are more comfortable and at the same time faster than the conventional ICF coaches.
Shram Shakti Express runs with,
Thus, having a total of 22 LHB coach.
It is regularly hauled by a Kanpur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.
Coach composition are as follows(for 12452)-
And for 12451 it is the reverse.