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Problems on Trains


1.

A train 108 m long moving at the speed of 50 km/hr crosses a train 112 m long coming from opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the second train is:

48 km/hr

54 km/hr

66 km/hr

82 km/hr


2.

How much time does a train 110 metres long running at the speed of 72 km/hr take to cross a bridge 132 metres in length?

14.3 seconds

12.1 seconds

9.8 seconds

12.42 seconds


3.

A 110 metres long train is running with a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will it will pass a man running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that of train?

5 sec

6 sec

7 sec

10 sec


4.

Two trains 140 m and 160 m long, run at the speed of 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time (in seconds) which they take to cross each other, is: 

9

9.6

10

10.8


5.

A passenger train 280 m long, running with a speed of 63 km/hr will pass a pole in:

15 seconds

20 seconds

18 seconds

16 seconds


6.

A train travelling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of the platform is:

400 m

450 m

560 m

600 m


7.

A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction of the train at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train is: 

45 m

50 m

54 m

72 m


8.

A train 360 m long is running at the speed of 45 km/hr. The time taken by it to pass a bridge 140 m long is:

48 seconds

42 seconds

40 seconds

45 seconds


9.

How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?  

25

30

40

45


10.

Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other travelling in opposite direction?

10

12

15

20