Problems on Trains
Problems on Trains: Overview
This topic comprises problems and examples to find the speed of a train crossing a pole, stationary man, tunnel and a railway bridge. Here, we will learn about the length of the trains and trains crossing the bridge and lamp-post.
Important Questions on Problems on Trains
Two trains are running in opposite direction with the same speed. If the length of each train is and they cross each other in , the speed of each train (in ) is

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

Two trains long respectively moving from opposite directions cross each other in . If the speed of the second train is , then the speed of the first train is _____

If upto terms, then the sum of the series upto term is _____.

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

A train long passes a man, running at in the same direction in which the train is going, in . The speed of the train is:

A train long crosses long platform in . What is the speed of the train?

The time taken by a train to cross a man travelling in another train is seconds, when the other train is travelling in the opposite direction. However, it takes seconds, if both the trains are travelling in the same direction. The length of the first train is and that of the second train is . What is the speed of the first train?

Train ‘A' running at a speed of crosses a pole in seconds. Find the time taken by train 'A' to cross train 'B' whose length is metres less than that of train A and whose speed is more than that of train 'A' if both are running in opposite directions?

Train A and Train B of lengths metres and metres respectively can cross each other in seconds and seconds while moving in same and opposite directions respectively. Find the distance travelled by the train A in hours minutes, if the speed of train A is more than that of train B

Train P can cross a pole and a platform metres long in seconds and seconds, respectively. Train P can cross train Q, moving in the opposite direction in seconds. Find the speed of train Q if its length is metres less than that of train P

There are two trains. The first train crosses a pole in sec, and the second train of the same length as the first train crosses a platform in sec, but the speed of the second train is more than the first train. Find out the ratio of the length of the train and the length of the platform

A train takes seconds to cross a platform while running at , and it takes seconds to pass a man walking at in the opposite direction. Length of the train in how much more than the length of the platform (in m)?

The ratio of the speed of train A and train B is . Train A crosses a platform of equal length in seconds and train B crosses the pole in seconds. The length of train A is what percent more than that of the length of train B?

If one train runs in North direction and other train runs in same direction with . First train runs minutes earlier than second one. Length of each train is . Then, in how much time second train will meet to first one?

How much time does a train take to cover a distance of between New Delhi and Lucknow if average speed of the train is .

A train crosses a platform -meter-long in seconds at a speed of . The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is______.

A train of length crosses a pole in . and crosses a platform in . what is the length of the platform ?

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

