Problem on Trains


  1. A train runs with a speed of 200 km/hour. What will be its speed in m/sec?









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    Speed in m/sec = (Speed in Km/ hour) x 5/18

    Correct Option: B

    Speed in km/ hour =200

    Speed in m/sec = 200 x 5/18 = 500/9 m/sec = 55.55 m/sec


  1. A train crosses a pole in 10 sec and a 200m long platform in 20 sec. What is the length of the train?









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    Time taken to cross the platform = ( Length of train + Length of platform ) / speed of train

    And time taken to cross the pole = Length of train/ speed of train

    Correct Option: B

    Let the length of train be x meter and speed be y m/sec

    Therefore, time taken to cross the pole = x/y sec

    and time taken to cross the platform = ( Length of train + Length of platform) / speed of train

    Therefore x/y = 10
    And, (x+200) / y = 20
    ⇒ 10y + 200 = 20 y
    ∴ speed of train, y = 20 m/sec
    And length of rain = x = 10y = 200m




  1. Two trains running at 36 km/hr and 54 km/hr are running parallel in the opposite direction. If their lengths are 200m and 300m respectively. Then how much time will they take to cross each other?









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    Relative speed, when the trains are running in the opposite direction = Sum of the speed

    Distance covered = sum of the lengths of the train = 200 m+ 300 m = 500m

    Correct Option: A

    Relative speed, when the trains are running in the opposite direction = Sum of the speed

    Therefore, Relative speed = 36 km/hr +72 km/hr = 90 km/hr
    Relative speed in m/sec = 90 km/hr x 5/18= 25 m/sec

    Distance covered = sum of the lengths of the train = 200 m+ 300 m = 500m
    Therefore, time taken = 500m / 25 m/sec = 20 sec


  1. A 200 m long train is running at a speed of 60 km/ hr. Find out the time it takes to pass a man standing at the platform









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    Required time taken = Distance covered in passing the person (in meter) / Speed of train in m/sec

    Correct Option: B

    Speed of the train = (60 x 5/18) m/sec = 50/3 m/sec
    Distance covered in passing the standing person = 200m
    Required time taken= =200/(50/3) = 200 x (3/50) = 12 sec



  1. A train is running at the speed of 264 Km/hr. If the length of the train is 330m, then how long will it take to cross a platform which is 330m long ?









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    Distance covered by train in passing the platform = Length of train + Length of platform

    Correct Option: A

    Speed of the train = (264 x 5/18) m/sec = 220/3 m/sec
    Distance covered in passing the platform = (330+330) m= 660m
    Time taken= ( 660 / (220/3) ) sec = (660 x 3/ 220 ) = 9 sec