Even with slot sharing, SWR should never have agreed for such a TT for chalukya from SR. Even after PGportal complaints, now they blame SR for departure from TEN!, now many trains like YPR-CAN are also delayed due to this PF issue at YPR.
This train could have easily gone to YPR and left in 20 mins with loco reversal. Also more than BAND, Hebbal is a better suited station as it lies on the ORR and can connect north and west Bangalore adequately, but PF length issues are there.
Even stations...
more... like LOGH are not developed which have excellent connectivity as they lie on ORR. Then trains can bypass YPR and halt at LOGH, but I doubt if PF lengths are long enough at LOGH.
There is utter lack of thinking by SWR, and they continue blaming PF congestion, etc. Rather than doing something practical about it!