Poorna Express
The 11097 / 11098 Poorna Express is an express train running between to. The Poorna Express runs only on Mondays starting from Ernakulum Junction at 23:30 am and ends at Pune Junction at 4:30 am 2 days later covering a total distance of and crossing a total of 35 stations. From Pune is runs only on Saturday starting at 23:30 pm arriving Ernakulam at 04.30 am 2 days later. Demands of extending this train to Thiruvananthapuram with a revised & better timetable have been going on since 2019. In 2021, Mangaluru Railway Passengers Front demanded a duplicate Poorna Express on Pune-Cochin route following the route of erstwhile Pune-Cochin MG/BG Express.
History
Before 1997, in the Meter Gauge era, there was a Train from Pune to Cochin which used to run in Meter Gauge from Pune to Mangaluru via Satara, Miraj, Belagavi, Londa, Hubballi, Davanagere, Chikkajajur, Birur, Arsikere, Hassan, Sakleshpura, Subhramaniya Road. Then in Broad Gauge between Mangaluru & Cochin. Then in 1997, Poorna Express was started in BG via Hubballi, Krishnarajapuram, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore line. Poorna Express used to cover in 31 hrs 35 mins running at speed. In 1999, Poorna Express was permanently shifted to Konkan Railway & was given a bizarre timetable, very bad but still running with it.Route and halts
The following is a detailed stoppages for the train currently| No. | Station name | Distance covered |
| 1 | Ernakulam Jn | |
| 2 | Aluva | |
| 3 | Thrissur | |
| 4 | Shoranur Jn | |
| 5 | Tirur | |
| 6 | Kozhikode | |
| 7 | Thalassery | |
| 8 | Kannur | |
| 9 | Payyanur | |
| 10 | Kanhangad | |
| 11 | Kasaragod | |
| 12 | Mangalore Jn | |
| 13 | Udupi | |
| 14 | Kundapura | |
| 15 | Bhatkal | |
| 16 | Murdeshwar | |
| 17 | Honnavar | |
| 18 | Kumta | |
| 19 | Gokarna Road | |
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| 27 | Ghatprabha | |
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| 29 | Sangli | |
| 30 | Karad | |
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| 32 | Pune Jn |