If SR is creating problems for this train, ask SR to run this train instead of SWR. Automatically PF issues, time slot and speed every thing will become alright.
This train can go to MS if PF at MAS is a problem. In MS, train can be pushed out within 15-20 minutes. Even, this can run upto Villupuram VM, which is just 3 hours journey from MS. VM yard can coolly accommodate this train.
TT should be something like this:
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1630, MS 1945, RU 2245, GTL 0500, BAY 0600, UBL 1000. Return: UBL 1730, BAY 2130, GTL 2230, RU 0400, MS 0730, VM 1100.

If every thing works out nicely, available slots from Mumbai can be re-arranged as follows:-
1. Make CSTM-NCJ/TVC trains which leave by 11 AM can take Udyan slot. Since they are faster and bypass Bengaluru via KJM, they will cross GTL-KJM by 7 AM and proceed further.
2. Make Udyan take 9 AM slot of LTT-UBL exp. Still it can reach SBC by 0850. One hr slack gets gets reduced.
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Make LTT-UBL take the slot of NCJ/ TVC 11 AM upto Pune.
But, if and a big IF, because NCJ/ TVC is a SR train, Udyan CR and UBL SWR trains. ????

There should be a long term planning to take care of the addl traffic expected. Some alternate routes, some re-routing of trains to avoid congestion, shifting of trains which are not used by the sections to odd hour slots, laying or linking of new lines/ existing parallel lines, etc. should be thought of.
I can provide some more long term plans, which may be thought of:
1. Linking of Chintamani to Madanapalli. Will reduce congestion between DMM to YNK/ KJM to JTJ. Freight trains can take this route.
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Linking of DBP to Dabaspet. Trains from JTJ side to TK side can use without even entering Bengaluru. Already state govt is putting up a 6/ 8 lane straight road between these 2 towns. New indl area is getting developed. Rly line run somewhat parallel to this major road.
3. Linking Bidadi to Anekal : Circular rail route to Bangalore can be thought of.
4. Provide a proper station at KG Airport area: No major investment is required. Just few buildings and posting of personnel. Run trains from YPR/ YNK/ KJM to airport every 30 min. Will reduce the road traffic to a great extent.
Some more in some other blog.

First of all, SWR is not operating any trains to Mumbai from SBC/ YPR. All 3 are CR trains. Udyan was given away 2 years back. Now, you are saying that they do not want to see the rakes of Mumbai trains also at SBC!
If they do not want to see rakes idle, let SWR run one proper train to Mumbai from SBC/ YPR.
When 100 buses are running per day in SBC-Mumbai sector looting people (today's bus fare is Rs. 2500!), SWR is doing to nothing.
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Nice idea. Then, SWR can have GTL divn covering part of TS/ AP and SCR will get GR divn of KA. A kind of balancing is done. Continuity of area will be there. Main advantage would be that trains from SBC to GR/ HYB will get more priority in SBC-GTL section, since they would come under same zone.
If TPTY divn comes up, then some sort of realignments can be there within GTL and BZA divns.
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prefer to get attached to SWR.

SWR is a 12 year old baby! Shall I call it Child? Actually it should have grown to a good extent. Still in the lap of mother and father (SR and SCR) and not able to think on its own. Also, this baby is not getting nutrients to all parts of its body. Selectively, some parts have overgrown and others have not grown at all. This type of growth of child is not good for its survival. The growth of main organ, ie., brain is very very less. So, this child has not come out of LKG/ UKG. This child likes some alphabets very much -- for example S, U, Z, N and C. It does not like the alphabet I at all. So, in its book, you can never find the letter I.
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the sad part is that this baby/ child is given the main responsibility of running trains, not toy trains, but actual trains. So, it does not know what to do.

1. UBL is slip coach HQ. No proper original trains.
2. If you have some original trains, it will crawl at a speed less than passenger trains (UBL-LTT-UBL via BJP).
3. If you have a proper train in one direction, return will be at ghost time (UBL-LTT via MRJ is OK, but reverse is not OK).
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get a long distance train, it will wait at some odd place for hours (Chalukya at YPR for 2-3/4 hours, Amravathi at GTL for 5 hours, etc).
5. Almost all trains (more than 90%) are run for the convenience of some other state passengrs and not for UBL divn passenger's convenience (UBL-MAS spl)
6. Express trains slower than passenger trains (LTT-UBL via BJP)
Others can add some more such achievements !!

UBL-GR needs two LR (GDG and HG/ SUR). If you go via GTL, still 1 LR is reqd. Either way, you will pass through another zone to reach your own place.

Ahead of UBL, GR will get electrified. Will UBL digest this fact and give proper support? Will UBL be able to understand the requirements of GR and surrounding area?
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is getting attention now, which is good for GR/ WADI area. From GR to SWR HQ is 470 Kms, but GR to SCR HQ is just 220 Kms. Unable to understand why SWR wants to go there, when SCR can coolly handle the needs.

SR gets the blame for following:
1. Running trains directlly bypassing MAQ. Trains which were originating from MAQ lke Netravathi and Mangala are now running via MAJN.
2. Lot of trains run from Kerala towards Mumbai and further, but none of the trains have a separate quota for Mangaluru. One has to book ticket from Kasaragod or Kannur to Mumbai and board the train at MAJN. This is the problem.
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TT of all trains are planned to suit Kerala public and not at convenient timings for Mangaluru public. Be it GR, Netravathi, Mangala, Gujarat bound trains or any other train in Konkan route.
4. Daily CSTM-MAJN SF, which is a super hit in this region is not allowed to enter MAQ. By taking it to MAQ, SR will be doing a great service to MAQ public.
5. Not putting serious efforts to run trains from MAQ via KR, Hubli to HYB, BZA, etc.

Agree. If MAQ to MAS via Karnataka is with SR, then, you can have trains via HAS, SBC to MAS. The distance is less by around 200 Kms. SR will definitely find ways to scrap this useless HMRDC agreement and run trains from Tamil Nadu to Mangaluru, Udupi, Kollur, Murudeshwar and Gokarna. SR will run trains from North Kerala to Davanagere, Hubli, Shimoga, Ballari and further even to Hyderabad. Coordination will become better.
Even SCR will get better, if they get area upto Pune (MRJ-Pune as it was earlier). SCR can have entire east coast to west coast (Goa to Vizag) in single zone control.
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zones, more divisions, and so more problems.

For SWR to permit, following conditions should be compulsorily fulfilled:
1. Should be a circuitous route.
2. Departure/ Arrival time should be at odd hours.
3. Should pass through either UBL or SBC/ YPR or both.
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Should run on totally inconvenient timings at all intermediate stations.
KCG-VSG is not fulfilling sl. no. 1 above. I am not clear whether it fulfilling sl. no.4. May be not. Hence, SWR rejected the proposal KCG-VSG via GTL. Hapless passengers can take Amaravathi and wait at GTL, or pressurise SCR to fulfill conditions 1 & 4.

One great chance for SWR to prove themselves:
Start a train from KCG at some odd hours and run it via GTL, UBL and then take it to YPR, do a Loco reversal and take it via CBE, SRR to MAJN (of course not MAQ) and then to MAO.
SCR will be happy since the train start time is at midnight, and no need for rescheduling of their useful trains, SR is happy since it passes through TN and Kerala and SWR is happy since the alphabet U can be...
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seen in the route map.

Your dream train will remain in dream only. If you get a train from SWR, it will end up something as explained above.
SWR has 2 sections from west coast/ konkan: One from MAJN-HAS and another from MAO-LD. Both routes have problems for running of passenger trains. Let them give the problematic section to someone else, instead of making people suffer for rly's inefficiencies. People are dreaming about Hubballi-Ankola route - which will become another HMRDC for north Karnataka.
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only.

In Karnataka, till 2 decades back, we had only MG. Except MAS side. So, bringing direct trains from any BG section was not possible. So, blaming SR or SCR for that is not correct. Even Karnataka exp (earlier called KK) used to run via JTJ/ BZA side only. In the last 2 decades, things have changed. You have BG everywhere. SWR zone was formed in 2003 to take care of development / aspirations of this part of the country, by carving out from SR and SCR. But trains are not running according to the needs of public due to poor planning.
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After formation of SWR, in this 12 years, how many additional km of / new tracks were laid and put to use? (Do not count on GCs). Except 40 kms of Kadur-CMGR, no new track is laid and put to use. Delays in completing and inaugurating HRR-HPT is a bigger blunder.
2. When MAQ-SBC travellers are crying for trains, SWR wanted freight revenues and introduced HMRDC, which was not there in MG era when SR was handling this section. How this HMRDC agreement helps public?
3. MYS-HAS-ASK line remains totally under utilised. Trains from MYS are made to run via SBC. Why?
4. SBC, UBL and MYS were terminal stns and divl HQs even before SWR formation. In this 12 years, how many new terminal facilities were developed in SWR area? Zero. Because of this, no train can start/ end from any other station in SWR and compulsorily has to start from any one of the three divn HQs. Why no efforts were put to develop Hassan, Shivamogga, Ballari, Bijapur, Belagavi as terminals?
5. Chikjajur-Chitradurga - Ballari section does not get a proper train from SBC. Why? Is this line meant only for freight?
6. When you do not have proper express train to the cities, you have premium trains running in circuitous route displaying their might in front of your eyes. Why?
7. Sampark Kranti trains are supposed to run connect different parts of state to Delhi. But, in many cities of Karnataka, they do not stop. No one prevented SWR from providing stoppages for Karnataka Sampark Kranti within Karnataka state. Hardly 10 out of 30 districts get the benefit of SK trains. Why?
8. Any train from JTJ to DMM is required to pass via Bangalore outer -- KJM, YNK line and there is no other alternate line. Why SWR did not think in bigger prospective of linking Chintamani on Kolar - Chikballapur line to Madanapalli ? This 55 km line would have avoided congestion in this stretch and provided alternate shorter route to Tirupati and further north. Instead, SWR is struggling with YNK-GTL doubling.
9. Add pathetic TT planning and odd hours arrival/ departure to SWR's cap.
10. The moment one puts a request for a train, SWR thinks about how to run in circuitous route. Even Varanasi train and premium train to Katra are not spared. What is the benefit for travelling public if they pass through Ballari? What is the benefit for Ballari because of this train? Zero.
List can still get longer. Blaming other zones for poor connectivity between their regions and SWR is one thing. Proper planning of own house is another thing. Let us not mix up the issues and deviate.

From MTP, you can have trains via CBE to Madurai, Rameshwaram, Tutucorin, CAPE and Tenkasi. Also, one ONT to TVC via PGT, Ernakulam can be introduced on alternate days via Kottayam and via Alleppey.
If properly planned, one can have a train to Mumbai from MTP via CBE, SRR, MAQ and Konkan. This will connect Ooty to Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Goa and Konkan region. Will be a big hit also.
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HYB, UBL, TPTY, BZA, PDY, MV, VLNK, etc.