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 nameDistance covered
1Ernakulam Jn
2Aluva
3Thrissur
4Shoranur Jn
5Tirur
6Kozhikode
7Thalassery
8Kannur
9Payyanur
10Kanhangad
11Kasaragod
12Mangalore Jn
13Udupi
14Kundapura
15Bhatkal
16Murdeshwar
17Honnavar
18Kumta
19Gokarna Road
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27Ghatprabha
28
29Sangli
30Karad
31
32Pune Jn

Traction

The train is hauled by a Pune Loco Shed-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Pune to Ernakulam and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction at &

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22149/22150 Pune–Ernakulam Express.