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.
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.
In June 2022, the train was diverted through a temporary route due to doubling up work.
The ICF coach rakes were replaced by Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches from July 2025.
The following is a detailed stoppages for the train currently
The train is hauled by a Pune Loco Shed-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Pune to Ernakulam and vice versa.
The train reverses its direction at &
The train shares its rake with 22149/22150 PuneâÂÂErnakulam Express.