Problems on Trains - Questions and Answers
Speed, distance, and time problems involving trains.
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1. A train moving at the rate of 36 km per hour crosses a standing man in 10 seconds. It will cross a platform 55 metres long in:
Explanation: ANSWER : 15 seconds
2. Two trains A and B star from station X and Y toward Y and X respectively. After passing each other, they take 4 hours 48 minutes and 3 hour 20 minutes to reach Y and X respectively. If train A is moving at 45 km/hr. then the speed of train B is:
Explanation: ANSWER : 54 km/hr
3. A 150 metre long train crosses a man walking at the speed of 6 kmph in the opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the train in km/hr is:
Explanation: ANSWER : 84
4. A train 75 metres long is running with a speed of 20 km/hr. It will pass a standing man in:
Explanation: ANSWER : 13.5 seconds
5. A train 100 metres in length passes a milestone in 10 seconds and another train of the same length travelling in opposite direction in 8 seconds. The speed of the second train is:
Explanation: ANSWER : 54 kmph