LONDA (KARNATAKA) TO MADGAON (GOA) VIA DUDHSAGAR WATERFALLS BRAGANZA GHATS : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 11097 PUNE - ERNAKULAM POORNA EXPRESS : KJM WDP4D LOCOMOTIVE : BRAGANZA GHATS & DUDHSAGAR WATERFALLS FULL COVERAGE : INDIAN RAILWAYS.

11097/Poorna Express (PT)
പൂർണ്ണ എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ് पूर्णा एक्सप्रेस
PUNE/Pune Junction -- ERS/Ernakulam Junction (South)

The Poorna Express is an express train running between Ernakulum Junction to Pune Junction. The Poorna Express runs only on Mondays starting from Ernakulum Junction at 23:20 IST and ends at Pune Junction at 5:05 IST 2 days later covering a total distance of 1435 km and crossing a total of 32 stations. From Pune is runs only on Saturday starting at 23:30 Ist.
Travel Time: 32h 50m 32 halts Distance: 1281 km Avg Speed: 39 km/hr.
32 halts. 183 intermediate Stations between Pune Junction and Ernakulam Junction (South).

Reversals
LD/Londa Junction
MAO/Madgaon Junction

Loco
PUNE - ERS
KJM/WDP-4
KJM/WDP-4D

Inaugural Run
Thu Feb 25, 1999

RSA - Rake Sharing
22149/22150 PUNE-ERS SF; 11033/11034 PUNE-DBG exp
22150/Pune - Ernakulam SF Express 11034/Darbhanga - Pune Gyan Ganga Express 11033/Pune - Darbhanga Gyan Ganga Express
22149/Ernakulam - Pune SF Express (via Panvel)

Braganza Ghats are a stretch of hill section at the Goa – Karnataka border. This 26 km ghat section rail road connecting coastal Goa to the hinterlands of Karnataka and other parts. It has three stations en route in the ghats – Caranzol, Doodhsagar and Sonaulim. The Braganza Ghat section is located on the Goa - Karnataka border in the Western Ghats. It starts from Castle rock in Karnataka and ends up at Kulem in Goa. Prior to the Konkan Railways this was the only way one could have reached Goa via rail. The 26 km section of ghats starts at Castle Rock in Karnataka and ends at Kulem in Goa and has 3 stations en route - Caranzol, Doodhsagar and Sonaulim. Both the uphill as well as the downhill trains have commercial halts at Castle Rock and Kulem which also serve as the stations for attachment and detachment of brakes. But, the trains do not have commercial halts at the three en route stations. While descending the ghats, a train - whether passenger or freight - has to stop at all the 3 stations for mandatory brake tests; whereas, the uphill trains are not required to halt unless there is a crossing. Its fame is mostly derived from the waterfalls which slide down gracefully in its midst, somewhere in the middle of the ghat with the name Dudhsagar Falls or Sea of Milk. The speciality of this location is it is only connected by the railroad. The panorama offer high waterfall as a backdrop to the trains passing right in front of it.

Dudhsagar Falls (literally Sea of Milk) is a four-tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa. It is 60 km from Panaji by road and is located on the Madgaon-Belagavi rail route about 46 km east of Madgaon and 80 km south of Belagavi. Dudhsagar Falls is amongst India's tallest waterfalls with a height of 310 m (1017 feet) and an average width of 30 metres (100 feet).
The falls is located in the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park among the Western Ghats. The waterfall forms the border between Karnataka and Goa states. The area is surrounded by deciduous forests with rich biodiversity. The falls are not particularly spectacular during the dry season but during the monsoon season, however, the falls are fed by rains and form a huge force of water. There has been a lot of hype of Dudhsagar trek being closed for the general public. The Dudhsagar railway trek has been officially closed for the general public but the trek to the Dudhsagar falls bottom is still open for all. There are two routes to reach there. One is starting the trek from Kulem and follow the jeep trail until the bottom of the waterfall. The second option is via the railway track. You can trek up to the Sonaulim station and join back to the Mud route. This route would save 2 km on the Mud road.