Problems on Trains

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Problems on Trains: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Time and Distance, Time Taken in Train Problems, Relative Speed of Two Trains Moving in Opposite Direction, Relative Speed of Two Trains Moving in Same Direction & Problems on Trains etc.

Important Questions on Problems on Trains

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A train 150 m long is running at 95 kmph. How much time will it take to pass a man moving in the same direction at 5 kmph?

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Two trains are running on parallel lines in the same direction at speeds of 40 kmph and 20 kmph respectively. The faster train crosses a man in the second trains in 36 seconds. The length of the faster train is _____.

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Two trains are running in opposite direction with the same speed. If the length of each train is  120 metres and they cross each other in 12 seconds, the speed of each train (in km/hour) is

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Two trains are running in opposite direction with speeds 36 km/hr and 54 km/hr. If the trains be of length 132 m and 118 m respectively, then in what time they will cross each other?

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Two trains with their speeds in the ratio of 3:4 are going in opposite directions along parallel tracks. If each takes 3 sec.  to cross a telegraph post, then the time taken by the train to cross each other completely will be _____.

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A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:

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Train 'A' leaves Mumbai Central for Lucknow at 11 a.m. running at the speed of 60 kmph. Train 'B' leaves Mumbai Central for Lucknow by the same route at 2 p.m. on the same day, running at the speed of 72 kmph. At what time will the two trains meet each other?

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Two trains 4001 and 1432 are 120 km apart. Train 4001 starts from A at 6 a.m. and travels towards B at 45 km/hr another train starts from B at 7 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 km/hr. At what time they meet?

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Two men are running in the same direction with a speed of 6 km per hour and 712 km per hour. A train running in the same direction crosses them in 5seconds and 512 seconds respectively. The length and the speed of the train are _____ .

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A boy travels 600 km to his house partly by train and partly by car. He takes 8 hours if he travels 120 km by train and the rest by car. He takes 20 minutes more if he travels 200 km by train and rest by car. Find the speeds of the train and the car.

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If a train runs at 40 km/hr40 km/hr. it reaches its destination late by 11 min but if it runs at 50 km/hr it is late by 5 min only .The correct time for the train to complete the journey is-

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A train running at 54 km/hr takes 15 sec to pass a platform. Next, it takes 12 sec to pass a man walking at 6 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going. Find the ratio between the length of the train and the length of the platform?

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A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 sec. The speed of the train is:

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There are two different roads between two cities. The first is 20 km longer than the second A car travels along the second road and covers the distance between the cities in $$3\frac { 1 }{ 2 } $$ hours. Another car travels 2 along the second road and covers the distance in $$2\frac { 1 }{ 2 } $$ hours. If the speed of the first car is 40 km/hr less than that of the second car, then what is the speed of faster car ?

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A train 160 m long crosses 160 m long platform in 16 sec. What is the speed of the train?

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A train travelling with a speed of 20 meters/second takes 40 seconds to cross a bridge and takes 15 seconds to cross a pole.  How much time will the train take to cross a platform of length equal to the difference between the lengths of the bridge and the train? 

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A train of length 100 m crosses a pole in 12 sec. and crosses a platform in 72 sec. what is the length of the platform ?

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If a trains runs with the speed of 72 km/h, it reaches its destination late by 15 minutes. However, if its speed is 90 km/h, it is late by only 5 minutes. The correct time to cover its journey in minutes is:

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A train is running at a speed of 99 km/h. If the train is 565 m long, then what will be the time (in second) taken by it to cross a 975 m long tunnel?

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Train A, 600 m long is running at 80 km/hr will take how much time to cross a man sitting in another train which is 400 m long, running at 64 km/hr in the opposite direction