Problems on Trains

1.		A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?

69.5 km/hr

70 km/hr

79 km/hr

79.2 km/hr

2.		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

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.		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

5.		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

6.		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

7.		A train 800 metres long is running at a speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a bridge in 1 minute, then the length of the bridge (in meters) is:

130

360

500

540

8.		In what time will a train 100 metres long cross a pole, if its speed is 144 km/hr?

25 seconds

5 seconds

12.5 seconds

2.5 seconds

9.		A 1/4 mile long train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3 (1/2) miles long. How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?

2.5 min

3 min

3.2 min

3.5 min

10.		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