Problems on Trains

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Problems on Trains: Overview

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

Important Questions on Problems on Trains

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A train's average speed without any stoppage is 50kmph. And its average speed with stoppage is 40 kmph. On average how many minutes does the train stop in an hour?

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The distance between two places P and Q is 900 km. A train departs from P at 7a.m with 60 km/hr And another train departs from Q at 8a.m With the speed of 70 km/h. When are they going to meet?

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Two trains depart at the same time from Hyderabad and Bangalore. Their travelling speed are 70 and 85 Kilometers per hour, respectively. After meeting each other, it is discovered that one train has travelled 150 Kilometres further than the other. Find out how far it is from Bangalore to Hyderabad.

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In 20 second, A train running at 50 km/h Passes another train running in the same direction at 40 km/hr. What is the distance covered by first train crossing 2nd Train?

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120meter Long train is travelling at a speed of 50km/hr. When will it pass a man who is travelling in a motorcycle at 25 km/hr In the opposite direction as the train.

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Two trains are travelling at identical speeds opposite each other. Both trains has an identical length of 130 meters. If they cross each other in15second . Find the speed of Both trains.

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A boy in a train notices that another train containing goods and travelling opposite direction of boy's train passed him in 15seconds. The speed of boy's train is 55km/hr. Determine the speed of a goods train that is 500m Long.

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A train cross a platform in 40 second And a boy in platform in 30 seconds. The speed of the train is 81 km/h. Find the length of this platform?

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A train, 140m, long can cross a bridge in 40sec.If the speed of a train is 27km/hr Then find the length of the bridge.

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In 15 Second, a 128m Long train cross a man in Bicycle, speed of Bicycle is 15 km/hr. Bicycle is running in He some direction of in which direction train is running. Find the speed of train?

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Sumit was travelling from Delhi to Bhubaneshwar by Purushottam Express reached Bhubaneshwar 35 hours late as compared to the actual arrival time of 8 am IST. He found out that the train was running at a speed which was approximately 923 of its actual speed because of a technical issue. What was the actual speed of the train?

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Ravi and Manish are travelling in trains which are crossing in Opposite direction over a bridge. Ravi estimates that the train he is travelling in is 180 m long while the train in which Manish is travelling is 360 m long. Manish is travelling in an express train while Ravi is travelling in a passenger train and Ravi estimates that the ratio of speed of his train to that of Manish’s train is 1:4 and Ravi’s train crosses Manish’s train in 12 seconds. What will be the estimated speed with which Manish’s train is travelling?

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Two trains of speed 60 km/hr and 70 km/hr are running in same direction in the parallel lines. Faster train crosses the slower train in 72 sec. If the length of the slower train is 120 m, find the length of the faster train.

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Distance between two station is 80 km. A train of speed 40 km/hr stops at a station for 10 min after travelling for an hour. It covers the remaining distance at an increased speed so that it can reach on time. Find the increase in speed.

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Two train of speeds 70 km/hr and 80 km/hr are coming towards. Given that, slower train has started 1 hr before the faster train. After, 20 min they meet each other. Find the total distance.

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Two trains of length 100 m and 125 m cross each other coming from opposite direction in 10 sec. If the longer train crosses a tree in 10 sec, find the speed of shorter train.

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A train of length 125 m crosses a post in 30 sec and a platform in 60 sec. Find the length of the platform.

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A train starts from Delhi to Mumbai with a speed 45 km/hour. At the same time, another train starts from Mumbai to Delhi. After passing each other if they take 4 hours 48 minutes and 3 hours and 20 minutes to reach Mumbai and Delhi respectively then what is the speed of the train starts from Mumbai?

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Shatabdi express of length ‘a’ meter travelling at 72 kmph can cross an old man who is sitting on a platform in 20 seconds but at the speed of 144 kmph train crosses the platform in 32 seconds.


Quantity I: What is the length of the platform?

Quantity II: 800 meters

 

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Train A leaves New York for Huston at 4:00 AM, Train B leaves from Huston to New York 30 min after train A and both trains meet each other at 7:30 AM. If distance between the two cities is ____ Km then speeds of the train A and train B should be ____ and _____ respectively.

Which of the following set of numbers satisfies the three blanks given in the question?

(a) 455, 70, 68  

(b) 466, 74, 69

(c) 812, 124, 126