Problems on Trains

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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

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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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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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Two trains 150 m & 120 m long respectively moving from opposite directions cross each other in 10 s. If the speed of the second train is 43.2 kmph, then the speed of the first train is _____

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If 1 + 10 + 102 + ............. upto n terms=10n-19, then the sum of the series 4 + 44 + 444 + ......... upto n term is _____.

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

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The time taken by a train to cross a man travelling in another train is 10 seconds, when the other train is travelling in the opposite direction. However, it takes 20 seconds, if both the trains are travelling in the same direction. The length of the first train is 200 m and that of the second train is 150 m. What is the speed of the first train?

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Train ‘A' running at a speed of 108 km/hr  crosses a pole in 8 seconds. Find the time taken by train 'A' to cross train 'B' whose length is 130 metres less than that of train A and whose speed is 1/3rd more than that of train 'A' if both are running in opposite directions?

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Train A and Train B of lengths 140 metres and 160 metres respectively can cross each other in 30 seconds and 5 seconds while moving in same and opposite directions respectively. Find the distance travelled by the train A in7 hours 30 minutes, if the speed of train A is more than that of train B

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Train P can cross a pole and a platform 320 metres long in 11 seconds and 27 seconds, respectively. Train P can cross train Q, moving in the opposite direction in 9 seconds. Find the speed of train Q if its length is 35 metres less than that of train P

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There are two trains. The first train crosses a pole in 24 sec, and the second train of the same length as the first train crosses a platform in 30 sec, but the speed of the second train is 20% more than the first train. Find out the ratio of the length of the train and the length of the platform

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A train takes 18 seconds to cross a platform while running at 25 km/hr, and it takes 12 seconds to pass a man walking at 5 km/hr in the opposite direction. Length of the train in how much more than the length of the platform (in m)?

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The ratio of the speed of train A and train B is 3:2. Train A  crosses a platform of equal length in 54 seconds and train B crosses the pole in 18 seconds. The length of train A is what percent more than that of the length of train B?

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If one train runs 35 km/h in North direction and other train runs in same direction with 40 km/h. First train runs 30 minutes earlier than second one. Length of each train is 100 m. Then, in how much time second train will meet to first one?

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How much time does a train take to cover a distance of 507 km between New Delhi and Lucknow if average speed of the train is 72 km/hr

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A train crosses a platform 100-meter-long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 km/hr. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is______.

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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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24 km/hr=_____ m/s