Problems on Train - Easy

1. A train 200 m long running at 36 kmph takes 55 seconds to cross a bridge. The
length of the bridge is
A. 375 m.
B. 300 m.
C. 350 m.
D. 325 m.
E. None of these

2. A train 250m long takes 30s to cross a man running at a speed of 6kmph in the
direction opposite to that of train. What is the speed of the train?
A.20kmph
B.22kmph
C.23kmph
D.24kmph
E. None of these

3. A train 160m long passes a standing man in 25s. What is the speed of the train ?
A.21kmph
B.23kmph
C.25kmph
D.27kmph
E. None of these

4. A train 350m long takes 35s to cross a man running at a speed of 5kmph in the
direction same to that of train. What is the speed of the train?
A.40kmph
B.41kmph
C.42kmph
D.43kmph
E. None of these

5. Without stopping the speed of the train is 120kmph, with stopping the speed of
the train is 80kmph.Find the stop time of the train ?
A.10m
B.15m
C.20m
D.25m
E. None of these

6. Two trains approach each other at 20kmph and 24kmph from 2 places 240km
apart. After how many hours they will meet ?
A.5hrs
B.5.25hrs
C.5.30hrs
D.5.45hrs
E. None of these

7. A train 120m long passes an electric pole in 6s.How long will it take to cross a
of 240m long bridge?
A.18s
B.16s
C.13s
D.15s
E. None of these

8. A 120m long train is crosses the platform double its length in 30sec. What is the
speed of the train ?
A.42kmph
B.43kmph
C.44kmph
D.40kmph
E. None of these

9. Train – A crosses a stationary train – B in 50 seconds and a pole in 20 seconds

with the same speed. The length of the train – A is 240 metres. What is the length
of the stationary Train-B?
A. 360 metres
B. 260 metres
C. 300 metres
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these

10. A train travels a distance of 600 km at a constant speed. If the speed of the train
is increased by 5 km/hr, the journey would take 4 hrs less. Find the speed of the
train.
A. 100 km/hr
B. 25 km/hr
C. 50 km/hr
D. 40 km/hr
E. 60 km/hr

11. Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to
cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 300 metres, in what time will
they cross each other travelling in opposite direction?
A. 25 sec
B. 18 sec
C. 14 sec
D. 12 sec
E. 20 sec

12. A person sees a train passing over 3km long bridge. The length of the train is
half that of bridge if the train clears the bridge in 4mins. What is the speed of the
train ?
A. 67.5 km/hr
B. 50 km/hr
C. 62 km/hr
D. 48 km/hr
E. None of these

13. Two trains are running at 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in the same
direction. Faster train completely passes a man sitting in the slower train in 54
seconds. What is the length of the fast train?
A. 100 m
B. 150 m
C. 300 m
D. 200 m
E. 250 m

14. Two trains 180 metres and 120 metres in length are running towards each other
on parallel tracks, one at the rate 65 km/hr and another at 55 km/hr. In how many
seconds will they be clear of each other from the moment they meet?
A. 6
B. 9
C.12
D. 15
E. None of these

15. Train-A crosses a pole in 25 seconds and another Train-B crosses as pole in 1
minute and 15 seconds. The Length of the train-A is half the length of the train-B.
What is the respective ratio between the speed of the train-A to the speed of train-
B?
A.3 : 2
B.3 : 4
C.4 : 3
D.5 : 4
E.4 : 7

16. Train A covers 180 km distance in 4 hours. Another train B covers the same
distance in 1 hour less time than train A. What is the difference in the distances
covered by these trains in one hour if they are moving in the same direction?
A. 35 km
B. 9 km
C. 45 km
D. 40 km
E. 15 km

17. Two trains 200 m and 160 m long, run at the rate of 60 km/h and 100 km/h
respectively on parallel rails. How long will it take a man sitting in the second train
to pass the first train if they run in the opposite direction?
A. 4.4 seconds
B. 4.5 seconds
C. 3.24 seconds
D. 4 seconds
E. None of these

18. A train 300 metres long is running at a speed of 90 km/hr. How many seconds
will it take to cross a 200 metres long train running in the same direction at a speed
of 60 km/hr?
A. 70 sec
B. 50 sec
C. 60 sec
D. 65 sec
E. None of these

19. Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length
of each train is 135 metres and they cross each other in 18 seconds, the speed of
each train is
A. 29 km/hr
B. 35 km/hr
C. 27 km/hr
D. 31 km/hr
E. None of these

20. A and B are two stations. A train goes from A to B A at 64 km/hr and returns
to A at a slower speed. If its average speed for the whole journey is 56 km/hr, at
what speed did it return?
A. 48 km/hr
B. 49.77 km/hr
C. 30 km/hr
D. 47.46 km/hr
E. None of these

21. A 270 metres long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train
running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the
length of the other train?
A.220 meter
B.225 meter
C.230 meter
D.235 meter
E. None of these

22. Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at
46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The
length of each train is ?
A.40 meter
B.45 meter
C.50 meter
D.55 meter
E. None of these
23. Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel
tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken
by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one.
A. 12 sec
B. 24 sec
C. 48 sec
D. 60 sec
E. None of these

24. A train for Fathehpur leaves for every 2 hrs 30 min from Agra station. An
announcement was made that train left 37 mins ago and next train comes at
17:00hrs. At what time was the announcement made ?
A.15:07hrs
B.15:20hrs
C.15:05hrs
D.15:00hrs
E. None of these

25. A train covers a distance between station A and station B in 45 min. If the
speed of the train is reduced by 5 km/hr, then the same distance is covered in 48
min. what is the distance between the stations A and B ?
A.80kms
B.60kms
C.45kms
D.32kms
E. None of these

26. Two trains of lengths 160 m and 200 m travel at the speeds of 48 m/s and 52
m/s respectively in opposite direction to each other. What is the total time taken by
them to cross each other?
A. 3.6 sec
B. 4 sec
C. 5.2 sec
D. 6.8 sec
E. None of these
27. A train is moving at a speed of 20 m/s and crosses a pole in 8 seconds. How
long will it take to cross another train which is running in opposite direction at
double speed and half the length of the first train?
A. 2 sec
B. 3 sec
C. 6 sec
D. 4 sec
E. None of these

28. A train is running at a speed of 36 km/h and crosses a bridge of length 250 m in
30 seconds. What is ratio between the length of train and the length of bridge?
A. 1 : 4
B. 1 : 2
C. 1 : 5
D. 3 : 2
E. 2 : 1

29. Two trains are running on parallel lines in the same direction. The faster train
crosses a man in the second train in 30 second. If the speed of faster train is 18
km/h is more than the slower train, find the length of the faster train.
A. 125 m
B. 225 m
C. 250 m
D. 150 m
E. None of these

30. A train leaves Mumbai at 9 am at a speed of 40 kmph. After one hour, another
train leaves Mumbai in the same direction at a speed of 50 kmph. When and at
what distance from Mumbai will the two trains meet?
A. 1:00 pm, 220 km
B. 1:00 pm, 200 km
C. 2:00 pm, 200 km
D. 2:00 pm, 220 km
E. None of these

31. The train and a platform has equal length. The train running at the speed of 50
km/hr crosses the platform in 36 seconds. Find the length of the platform?
A. 180 m
B. 250 m
C. 200 m
D. 150 m
E. None of these

32. On a station, a train is stopped for 6 minutes, but after this its speed is
increased by 4 km/hr. When the train covers 36 km it manages its delay. What is
the initial speed of the train?
A. 32 km/h
B. 36 km/h
C. 40 km/h
D. 42 km/h
E. None of these

33. A train travels at the speed of 65 kmph and halts at 8 junctions for a certain
time. It covers a distance of 1300 km in 1 day (24 hours). How long does the train
stop at each junction, if it halts for the same period time at all the junction?
A. 30 minutes
B. 20 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. 40 minutes
E. None of these

34. A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of
the engine of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In
how much time will the train pass the jogger?
A. 3.6 sec
B. 18 sec
C. 36 sec
D. 72 sec
E. None of these

35. A train 105 m long passes a person, running at 2 kmph in the direction opposite
to that of the train, in 2 seconds. The speed of the train is:
A. 100 kmph
B. 123 kmph
C. 187 kmph
D. 144 kmph
E. None of these

36. A train 150 metres long crosses a milestone in 15 seconds and crosses another
train of the same length travelling in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. The
speed of the second train in km/hr is
A. 52 km/hr
B. 56 km/hr
C. 54 km/hr
D. 58 km/hr
E. None of these

37. The distance between Meerut and Allahabad is 700 km. Sangamnagri express
starts from Allahabad to Meerut at 60 kmph. 50 minutes later Ganga express leaves
Meerut to Allahabad on the parallel tracks at 70 kmph. How far from Meerut will
they cross each other?
A. 250 km
B. 360 km
C. 350 km
D. 475 km
E. None of these

38. A train passes by a lamp post on a platform in 7 sec. and passes by the platform
completely in 28 sec. if the length of the platform is 390 m. then length of the train
(in metres) is
A. 120
B. 130
C. 140
D. 150
E. None of these

39. Ratio of speed of car and a train is 17:22. If speed of train is 25 km/hr more
than speed of car, then find distance travelled by car in 5 hours?
A. 425 km
B. 475 km
C. 375 km
D. 390 km
E. None of these
40. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 3:5. If the second train runs 720
km in 6 hours, then what is the speed of the first train?
A. 120 km/hr
B. 108 km/hr
C. 72 km/hr
D. 96 km/hr
E. None of these

41. A train covers a distance between station A and station B in 45 minutes. If the
speed of the train is reduced by 5 km per hour, then the same distance is covered in
48 minutes. The distance between stations A and B is
A. 60 km
B. 64 km
C. 80 km
D. 55 km
E. None of these

42. How long will a train 100m long travelling at 72kmph take to overtake another
train 200m long travelling at 54kmph?
A. 70 sec
B. 1 min
C. 1 min 15 sec
D. 55 sec
E. None of these

43. One train travels 200m from A to B with 70 km/h. and returns to A with
80kmph, what is the average speed?
A. 75 km/h
B. 74.5 km/h
C. 74.66 km/h
D. 73.33 km/h
E. None of these

44. A train of length 100 mtr takes 21.6 sec to cross the tunnel of length 200 mtr.
what's the speed of the train?
A. 10 km/hr
B. 35 km/hr
C. 50 km/hr
D. 65 km/hr
E. None of these

45. A train passes a station 120 m long in 60 sec. at a speed of 72 km/hr. The time
taken by the train to pass an electric perch is:
A. 12 sec
B. 34 sec
C. 54 sec
D. 64 sec
E. None of these

46. If a train 280 metre long runs at the speed of 7.4 m/second, how much time will
it take to cross a platform 460 metre long ?
A. 95 sec.
B. 96 sec.
C. 98 sec.
D. 99 sec.
E. 100 sec.

47. A 222 metre long train crosses a pole in 6 seconds. The same train crosses a
man running in the same direction in 10 seconds. What will be the speed of man ?
A. 15 m/ sec
B. 17 m / sec
C. 18 m / sec
D. 14 m / sec
E. None of these

48. Trains leave a station A for another station B after a gap of every one hour.
While trains leave station B for the station A also after a gap of every one hour.
Each train takes 4 hours to complete the journey. Trains leave the stations A and B
simultaneously after an interval of every one hour. If a person starts from the
station A for the station B, how many trains will he cross before arriving at the
station B ?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
E. None of these
49. A train is running at 54 kmph takes 20 seconds to pass a platform. Next it takes
12 seconds to pass a man walking at 6 kmph in the same direction in which the
train is going. Find the length of the platform.
A. 160 m
B. 150 m
C. 140 m
D. 156 m
E. None of these

50. A train takes 16 sec to pass through a station 140 m long and 14 sec to pass
through another station 100 m long. The length of the train is :
A. 40 m
B. 80 m
C. 120 m
D. 180 m
E. None of these

Problems on Train – Moderate

1. A 180 m long train crosses another 270 m long train running in the opposite
direction in 10.8 seconds. If the shorter train crosses a pole in 12 seconds, what is
the speed of longer train?
A. 98 km/hr
B. 96 km/hr
C. 90 km/hr
D. 88 km/hr
E. 78 km/hr

2. Train A travelling at 52 km/hr crosses another train B, having three fourth of its
length and travelling in opposite direction at 38 km/hr in 14 seconds. Train A
passed a railway platform in 36 seconds. Find the length of platform.
A. 200 m
B. 300 m
C. 320 m
D. 400 m
E. 450 m
3. The distance between 2 stations are 800km. One train starts at 5am from A with
62kmph.Another train starts at 7am from B at 50kmph. When they will meet ?
A.12.3pm
B.1.30pm
C.1.03pm
D.2.32pm
E. None of these

4. Two trains X and Y start at the same time in the opposite direction from two
points P and Q and arrive at their destinations 36 and 25 hours respectively after
their meeting each other. At what speed does the second train Y travel if the first
train travels at 80 km/h.
A. 80 km/hr
B. 90 km/hr
C. 70 km/hr
D. 96 km/hr
E. 60 km/hr
5. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform
in 54 seconds and 32 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 44 seconds.
Find the ratio of their speeds .
A. 4:7
B. 6:5
C. 9:7
D. 5:3
E. 7:5

6. Two trains of equal length, running with the speeds of 40kmph and 60 kmph,
take 40 seconds to cross each other while they are running in the same direction.
What time will they take to cross each other if they are running in opposite
directions ?
A. 8 sec.
B. 10 sec.
C. 12 sec.
D. 9 sec.
E. 6 sec.

7. A train running at 7/11 of its own speed reached a place in 33 hrs. How much
time could be saved if the train runs at its own speed?
A. 10 hrs
B. 12 hrs
C. 8 hrs
D. 16 hrs
E. None of these

8. A train traveling at 96 km/h completely crosses another train having half its
length and traveling in the opposite direction at 84 km/h in 6 s. It also passes a
railway platform in 45 s. The length of the platform is:
A. 400 m
B. 500 m
C. 660 m
D. 350 m
E. 1000 m

9. A train can travel 20% faster than a bus. Both start from the point A at the same
time and reach point B 75 km away from A at the same time. But the train stopped
for 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. Find the speed of the bus in km/hr.
A. 50 km/hr
B. 55 km/hr
C. 60 km/hr
D. 65 km/hr
E. 70 km/hr

10. Two trains A and B start from two places P and Q towards Q and P
respectively. After passing each other they take 4 hours 48 minutes and 3 hours
and 20 minutes to reach Q and P respectively. If the train from P is moving at 45
km/h then find the speed of other train.
A.69 km/h
B.74 km/h
C.54 km/h
D.64 km/h
E. None of these

11. Two stations P and Q are 240 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from
P at 4 p.m. and travels towards at 15 kmph. Another train starts from Q at 5 p.m.
and travels towards P at a speed of 30 kmph. At what time will they meet?
A. 9 p.m.
B. 10 p.m.
C. 11 p.m.
D. 8 p.m.
E. None of these

12. Train X starts at 7.00 a.m. from a certain station with A Km/h and train Y starts
at 9.30 a.m. from the same station at B km/h. If B > A, then how many hours will
train Y take to overtake train X?
A. 5A/(2(B-A)) hrs
B. 2A/(5(B-A)) hrs
C. (2(B-A))/5A hrs
D. (5(B-A))/2A hrs
E. None of these

13. A train started from station A and proceeded towards station B at a speed of 96
km/h. 45 minutes later, another train started from station B and proceeded towards
station A at 100 km/h. If the distance between the two stations is 464 km, at what
distance from station A will the trains meet? .
A. 216 km
B. 288 km
C. 264 km
D. 200 Km
E. None of these

14. The distance between two cities A and B is 330km. A train starts from A at 8
am. and travels towards B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 am. and
travels towards A at 75 km/hr. At what time do they meet?
A.10 am.
B.10 : 30 am.
C.11 am.
D.11 : 30 am.
E. None of these

15. A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which
the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in
9 and 10 seconds respectively. Find the length of train ?
A.45 m
B.50 m
C.55 m
D.60 m
E. None of these

16. Two trains of equal length, running with the speeds of 60 and 40 kmph, take 50
seconds to cross each other while they are running in the same direction. What
time will they take to cross each other if they are running in opposite directions ?
A.10sec
B.11sec
C.12sec
D.8sec
E. None of these

17. Two passenger trains start at the same hour in the day from two different
stations and move towards each other at the rate of 16 kmph and 21 kmph
respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has traveled 60 km more
than the other one. The distance between the two stations is ?
A.387kms
B.242kms
C.145kms
D.444kms
E. None of these

18. A train travelling with a speed of 60 km/hr catches another train travelling in
the same direction and then leaves it 120m behind in 18 seconds. The speed of the
second train is
A.42km/h
B.72km/h
C.36km/h
D.44km/h
E. None of these

19. The ratio of the speeds of the train and the man is 6 : 1. The length of the train
is 650m and crosses a pole in 1 minute 5 seconds. In how much time will the man
cross the 240m long platform?
A. 1 minute 24 seconds
B. 2 minutes 30 seconds
C. 2 minutes
D. 2 minutes 24 seconds
E. 3 minutes
20. A goods train leaves a station at a certain time and at a fixed speed. After 8
hours, an express train leaves the same station and moves in the same direction at a
uniform speed of 120 kmph, this train catches up the goods train in 7 hours. Find
the speed of the goods train.
A. 50 kmph
B. 48 kmph
C. 56 kmph
D. 60 kmph
E. None of these

21. The ratio of the length of two trains X and Y is 4 : 7 and the ratio of the time
taken by both trains to cross a man standing on a platform is 2 : 3. If the speed of
the train X is 36 km/h find the speed of the train Y in m/s.
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A. m/s
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B. 30 m/s
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C. m/s
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D. 15 m/s
E. None of these

22. Two trains running at the rates 45 and 36 km an hour respectively, on parallel
rails in opposite directions, are observed to pass each other in 8seconds, and when
they are running in the same direction at the same rate as before, a person sitting
in the faster train observes that he passes the other in 30 seconds. Find the lengths
of the trains.
A. 50 m & 125 m
B. 75 m & 105 m
C. 100 m & 150 m
D. 80 m & 125 m
E. None of these

23. Two trains cross each other. The length of each train is 200 meter. When they
cross each other in same direction they take 45 seconds while in opposite direction
they cross each in 12 seconds. Then find the speed of the two trains in km/hr?
A. 54 km/hr, 66 km/hr
B. 76 km/hr, 44 km/hr
C. 60 km/hr, 54 km/hr
D. 72 km/hr, 35 km/hr
E. None of these
24. Two Stations A and B are 525 km apart. A train leaves station A from station B
and at the same time another train leaves station B to A. Both the trains meet 5
hours after they start moving. If the train starts from station A is 15 km/hr faster
than the other one, then find the ratio between the speeds of both the trains?
A. 4 : 7
B. 3 : 5
C. 4 : 3
D. 5 : 9
E. None of these

25. The distance between Chennai to Covai is 820 km. Sadhapti express starts from
Chennai to Covai at 72 km/hr. 50 minutes later Mangalore express leaves Covai to
Chennai on the parallel tracks at 80 km/hr. How far from Covai will they cross
each other?
A. 400 km
B. 350 km
C. 270 km
D. 540 km
E. None of these

26. Two trains having equal lengths, take 1/3 minutes and 1/5 minutes respectively
to cross a post. If the length of each train is 300 meters, in what time (in seconds)
will they cross each other when travelling in opposite direction?
A. 24 sec
B. 18 sec
C. 26 sec
D. 15 sec
E. None of these

27. A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one
walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5
seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the
persons are walking in the same direction as the train?
A. 96 km/hr
B. 81 km/hr
C. 51 km/hr
D. 76 km/hr
E. None of these
28. A train covers a distance between stations R & S in 45 minutes. If the speed is
reduced by 5 kmph. It will cover the same distance in 48 minutes. What is the
distance between two stations R &S (in km)? Also find the speed of the train.
A. 60 km, 80 kmph
B. 65 km, 70 kmph
C. 60 km, 70 kmph
D. 65 km, 80 kmph
E. None of these

29. Two trains move from station A and station B towards each other at the speed
of 50 km/h and 60 km/h. At the meeting point, the driver of the second train felt
that the train has covered 120 km more. What is the distance between A and B?
A. 1320 km
B. 1100 km
C. 1200 km
D. 960 km
E. None of these

30. Rajdhani Express travels at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 3
minutes after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km
from the starting point?
A. 6 hrs 21 min
B. 6 hrs 36 min
C. 6 hrs 42 min
D. 6 hrs 18 min
E. None of these

31. Two trains travel toward each other on the same track, beginning 100 miles
apart. One train travels at 40 miles per hour; the other travels at 60 miles an hour.
A bird starts flight at the same location as the faster train, flying at a speed of 90
miles per hour. When it reaches the slower train, it turns around, flying the other
direction at the same speed. When it reaches the faster train again, it turns around -
- and so on. When the trains collide, how far will the bird have flown?
A. 95 miles
B. 90 miles
C. 89 miles
D. 99 miles
E. None of these
32. Train A and train B crosses a electric pole in 18 seconds and 16 seconds
respectively and the ratio of the length of train A to B is 3: 4. If the speed of train
A is 60 kmph, find the speed of train B?
A.80 kmph
B.90 kmph
C.100 kmph
D.120 kmph
E.None of these

33. Two trains start from stations A and B and travel towards each other at a speed
of 60 kmph and 80 kmph respectively. At the time of their meeting, the second
train had travelled 180 km more than the first. The distance between A and B is:
A. 1260 km
B. 1620 km
C. 1660 km
D. 600 km
E. 1800 km

34. A train of length 120 m travelling with a speed of 40 m/s catches another train
of length 80 m travelling in the same direction and then leaves it 100 meters behind
in 20 seconds. The speed of the second train is:
A. 20 m/S
B. 35 m/S
C. 28 m/S
D. 32 m/S
E. 25 m/S

35. A train 75 metres long overtook a person (going in the same direction) who
1
was walking at the rate of 6 km an hour, and passed him in 7 seconds.
2
Subsequently it overtook a second person (going in the same direction), and passed
3
him in 6 seconds. At what rate was the second person travelling?
4
A. 2 km/hr
B. 3 km/hr
C. 5 km/hr
D. 6 km/hr
E. None of these
36. A train starts from Ahmedabad for Vadodra. At the same time another train
starts from Vadodra towards Ahmedabad, they cross one another enroute and reach
their destination 4 hours and 1 hour respectively, after crossing. If the speed of first
train is 24kmph. What is the speed of other train?
A. 12 kmph
B. 48 kmph
C. 72 kmph
D. 96 kmph
E. 108 kmph

37. Train X starts from town A towards town B at 6 : 00 am and reaches B at 2 : 00

pm. Train Y starts from town B towards town A at 7 : 00 am and reaches A at 3 :
00 pm. At what time do both the trains cross?
A. 10 : 00 am
B. 10 : 15 am
C. 10 : 30 am
D. 11 : 00 am
E. None of these

38. Two trains start from P and Q respectively and travel towards each other at a
speed of 50 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. By the time they meet, the first train
had travelled 100 km more than the second. Find the distance between P and Q?
A. 1280 km
B. 680 km
C. 900 km
D. 624 km
E. None of these

39. A running train of 300 m long crosses an electric pole in 15 sec. The length of
the platform is equal to the distance covered by the train in 30 sec. A person
crosses the same platform in 5 minutes, then what is the speed of the person in
meter/sec?
A. 1.7 m/s
B. 2 m/s
C. 2.3 m/s
D. 3 m/s
E. 3.6 m/s
40. There are two trains slower one of which is 250 meters long traveling at 50
meters/ sec. They take 25 seconds to cross each other while traveling in the same
direction and take 5 seconds when they cross in opposite directions. What is the
speed and length of the second train
A. 50 m/sec and 350 meter
B. 50 m/sec and 375 meter
C. 75 m/sec and 350 meter
D. 75 m/sec and 375 meter
E. None of these

41. Train A crosses 450 m long platform in 42 seconds and the train also crosses a
man running in opposite direction at speed of 12 kmph in 12.5 seconds. If train A
crosses another z m long train B running in opposite direction at the speed of 30
kmph in 24 seconds, then find the value of z?
A. 200 m
B. 280 m
C. 350 m
D. 420 m
E. None of these

42. The train crosses a 400 m long platform and pole is 24 seconds and 12 seconds
respectively. The train crosses a man running in opposite direction in 9 seconds.
What is the speed of man?
A. 40 kmph
B. 50 kmph
C. 60 kmph
D. 30 kmph
E. None of these

43. Express A leaves Chennai at 5 a.m. and reaches Mumbai at 9 a.m. another train
Express B leaves Mumbai at 7 a.m. and reaches Chennai at 10:30 a.m. At what
time they cross each other after 7 a.m.?
A. 56 min
B. 60 min
C. 14 min
D. 15 min
E. None of these

44. If the ratio of the length of the train A and B is 4: 5 and the ratio of the speed of
the train A to train B is 3: 4. Train A crosses train B running in opposite direction
in 18 seconds and also train B crosses the man standing in a platform in 12
seconds. What is the difference between length of train A and train B?
A. 40 m
B. 80 m
C. 120 m
D. Cannot be determine
E. None of these

45. Ratio of the speed of the train A to train B is 6: 5 and the ratio of the length of
train A to train B is 4: 5. Both trains running in same direction and train A crosses
train B in 81 seconds. If the speed of train A is 60 kmph, what is the length of train
A?
A. 100 m
B. 150 m
C. 180 m
D. Cannot be determine
E. None of these

46. Train X starts from station A towards station B with the speed of 25 Km/h. At
the same time train Y starts from station B towards station A with the speed of 35
Km/h. Distance between station A and station B is 2100 Km. Find the difference
between time taken by train X to reach station B after meeting with train Y and
time taken by train Y to reach station A after meeting with train X.
A. 20 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 28 hours
D. 30 hours
E. None of these

47. A train crosses the 300m long bridge in 54 seconds and also crosses the pole in
36 seconds. The same train crosses another 400m long train in 36 seconds. If both
the trains are running in opposite direction, then find the speed of second train? (In
kmph)
A. 30 kmph
B. 40 kmph
C. 60 kmph
D. Cannot be determine
E. None of these
48. Two train X & Y which are ‘a’ km apart from each other start moving towards
each other at the speed of 60 km/hr & 80 km/hr respectively in such a way that in
first hour X moves & Y does not move, in 2nd hour only Y moves & X does not
1
move & this continues till they meet. Find value of ‘a’ if they meet after 6 hours.
2
A. 480 km
B. 460 km
C. 420 km
D. 450 km
E. 400 km

49. A train covers certain distance between two places at a uniform speed. If the
train moved 10 kmph faster, it would take 2 hours less, and if the train were slower
by 10 kmph, it would take 3 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the distance
covered by the train.
A. 300 km
B. 600 km
C. 800 km
D.1200 km
E.1000 km

50. A train can cross a platform, a tunnel and a pole in 36 sec, 24 sec and 12 sec
respectively. Another train whose speed is 72km/hr can cross a pole in 8 sec. If
speed of former train is four-fifth of the speed of the latter train, then find sum of
length of platform and of tunnel.
A. 476 m
B. 676 m
C. 576 m
D. 756 m
E. 572 m

Problems on Train – Hard

1. A train Express A leaves Delhi at 5 a.m and reaches Mumbai at 9 a.m.Another
train Express B leaves Mumbai at 7 a.m and reaches Delhi at 10.30 a.m.At what
time do they cross each other after 7 a.m ?
A.50m
B.52m
C.54m
D.56m
E. None of these

2. A train travelled from Delhi to Agra and back in a certain time at the rate of 40
kmph. But if the train had travelled from Delhi to Agra at a rate of 80kmph and
back to Delhi at a rate of 40kmph. It would takes 1h longer. Find the distance
between Delhi and Agra ?
A.460km
B.465km
C.160km
D.470km
E. None of these

3. Two train starts at the same time from Delhi and Agra and proceed towards each
other at the rate of 40km/hr and 37 1/2km/hr. When they meet it is found that one
train has traveled 200km more than the other train. What is the distance between
Delhi and
Agra?
A. 6200km
B. 5000km
C. 4200km
D. 4800km
E. 6000km

4. A train departs Kolkata at 6 a.m. at a speed of 40 kmph. After one hour, another
train departs Kolkata in the same direction as that of the first train at a speed of 50
kmph. When and at what distance from Kolkata do the two trains meet?
A. 10 a.m. & 200 km
B. 10 a.m& 122 km
C. 10:10 a.m& 210 km
D. 11 a.m& 200 km
E. None of these

5. The average speed of a train is 20% less on the return journey than on the
onward journey. The train halts for an hour at the destination station before starting
on the return journey. If the total time taken for the to and fro journey is 46 hrs,
covering a distance of 2000 km, the speed of the train on the return journey is:
A. 50 km/h
B. 40 km/h
C. 60 km/h
D. 65km/h
E. None of these

6. An express train was about to enter a village when the locals were informed by a
small kid that the tracks are missing. The train is at a distance of 3 km and time it
takes to stop after brakes are applied is 15 sec. The tracks are at a distance of 2.5
km from the village. At what speed should the locals run if the train is running at a
speed of 180kmph. The length of the train is 600 m.
A. 56 kmph
B. 200 kmph
C. 175 kmph
D. 158 kmph
E. None of these

7. A passenger who likes to board the first coach of a train stands somewhere in
middle of a platform. After seeing the train arriving at the other end of the
platform, he runs at a speed which half that of the train and the first coach crosses
him in 1 min. If the man moved faster by 3 km/hr, he would have reached the first
coach just at the other end of the platform after 2 min, then what is the length of
the platform (in meters)?
A. 500
B. 440
C. 350
D. 400
E. 360

8. A train starts from a Jaipur towards Delhi at 10 am. Another train starts from
Delhi towards Jaipur at 11 am. Both reach their destinations at same time. At 1 pm,
the sum of distances that had been travelled by them together is 90% of distance
between Delhi and Jaipur. At what time did they reach their destinations?
A. 2 pm
B. 3 pm
C. 3:30 pm
D. 4 pm
E. 5 pm
9. Train A crosses train B running opposite direction in 12 seconds and the ratio of
the length of train A to B is 3: 1. Train A crosses platform in 39 seconds and the
speed of train A is 60 kmph which is half of the speed of train B.
From the statement given in the above question which of the following can be
determined.
I. Length of platform A
II. Length of train A
III. Time taken by train B crosses the pole
IV. Time taken by train B crosses the tunnel
A. All I, II, III and IV
B. Only II and III
C. Only IV and II
D. Only I, II and III
E. Only I, II and IV

10. A train has to travel the distance between Mumbai and Chennai, equal to 1000
km, at a constant speed. It travelled half of the way with the specified speed and
stopped for 2 hours, to arrive at Chennai on time, it had to increase its speed by 40
km/h for the rest of the way. What is the ratio between the train’s speed in first half
and that in second half?
A. 61 : 41
B. 61 : 51
C. 3 : 2
D. 41 : 61
E. Can’t be determined

11. A train has to travel the distance between Mumbai and Chennai, equal to 1000
km, at a constant speed. It travelled quarter of the way with the specified speed and
stopped for 1 hour, to arrive at Chennai on time, it had to increase its speed by 20
km/h for the rest of the way. Next time the train stopped half-way for 30 minutes.
By what value must it increase its speed for the remaining half of the distance to
arrive at Chennai as per the schedule?
A. 10.12 kmph
B. 14.4 kmph
C. 16.87 kmph
D. 16 kmph
E. Can’t be determined

12. Rampur is 100 km from Sitapur. At 3 pm Bharat Express leaves Rampur for
Sitapur and travels at constant speed of 30 kmph. One hour later, Laxman Mail
leaves Sitapur for Rampur and travels at a constant speed of 40 kmph. Each train
makes one stop only at a station 10 km from its starting point and remains there for
15 min. Which train is nearer to Rampur when they meet and what is the distance
from that point to Rampur?
A. Both are equidistant, 60 km
B. Both are equidistant, 40 km
C. Bharat Express, 40 km
D. Laxman Mail, 60 km
E. None of these

13. Two trains are moving in opposite direction on parallel tracks. Speed of the
trains is in the ratio of 3: 4. Also the time taken by the trains to cross a man in 5 sec
and 10 sec respectively. From the statement given in the above question which of
the following can be determined.
I. Length ratio of the trains
II. Time taken to cross each other
III. Length of the trains
A. Only I
B. Both I & III
C. Both I & II
D. All
E. None

14. A train X running at the speed of 126 km/hr crosses a man running at 18 km/hr
in opposite direction in 12 seconds and crosses a platform ‘’A’’ in 20 seconds.
Find the time taken by train Y running at 99 km/hr to cross the platform ‘’B’’. The
length of the platform ‘’B’’ is 70 m more than the length of the platform “A” and
the length of train Y is equal to the length of train “X”.
A. 24 seconds
B. 28 seconds
C. 36 seconds
D. 32 seconds
E. 22 seconds

15. Two trains A & B are running in opposite directions and cross each other 8 sec.
Train A crosses train B in 56 sec when both trains are running in same direction. If
length of train B is increased by 25%, then train A cross train B in 62 sec while
running in same direction. If length of trains A is 60 meters more than length of
train B, then in how much time train A will cross a bridge, whose length is 25 %
more than length of train A?
A. 20 sec
B. 10 sec
C. 15 sec
D. 14 sec
E. 18 sec

16. A train X departs from station A at 11.00 am for station B, which is 180 km
away. Another train Y departs from station B at 11.00 am for station A. Train X
travels at an average/speed of 70 kms/hr and does not stop anywhere until it arrives
at station B. Train Y travels at an average speed of 50 kms/hr, but has to stop for
15 minutes at station C, which is 60 kms away from station B enroute to station A.
Ignoring the lengths of the train, what is the distance, to the nearest km, from
station A to the point where the trains cross each other?
A. 112
B. 118
C. 120
D. 140
E. None of these

17. Two trains A and B are running in same direction from the same station. The
speed of train A is five-fourth of the speed of train B. If train B crosses a platform
in 32 second then in how much time train A will cross the same platform if length
of train B is 200m and that of train A is 125% of the length of train B, also train A
crosses a man in 10 seconds?
A. 10.8 sec
B. 12.8 sec
C. 18.4 sec
D. 14.8 sec
E. 27.6 sec

18. Two trains A and B of same length start from two opposite points towards each
other. The speed of train A is 54 kmph and speed of train B is 72 kmph. After
meeting to train A, train B completes the remaining distance in certain time t. After
meeting B, the distance covered by train A in the given time t is approximately
what percent of total distance between these two trains?
A. 26%
B. 32%
C. 30%
D. 36%
E. 24%
19. Train A travelling at 84 kmph and overtook train B, travelling in the same
direction in 40 seconds. If train B had been travelling at twice its speed, then train
A would have taken 90 seconds to overtake it while travelling in the same
direction. If length of train A is 100% more than B, then find the length of train A?
A. 480 m
B. 360 m
C. 720 m
D. 800 m
E. 400 m

20. Ratio of speed of faster train to slower train is 9:7 and length of two train is
120 m and 180 m respectively. If both train increased their respective speed by
25% then cross each other in 36 sec running in same direction, then find in what
time both trains cross each other in opposite direction with their usual speed?
A. 64/6 sec
B. 586 sec
C. 52/6 sec
D. 49/8 sec
E. 45/8 sec

21. If the train A crosses 350 long platform in 24 seconds and train B crosses a
man standing in a platform in 12 seconds. If the ratio of the length of train A to that
of B is 5:4 and ratio of the speed of train A to that of B is 3:2, then find the time
taken by train A to cross train B running in same direction.
A.48 seconds
B.54 seconds
C.60 seconds
D.64 seconds
E.None of these

22. Train A starts from point P such that its rear is at point P. Length of the train is
500 m and speed of the train is 72 km/hr. At the same time a car starts from point P
with the speed of 90 km/hr. When the car reaches exactly the 1/4 th of the length of
the train, the train decreases its speed to 54 km/hr and the speed of the car remains
same. How much distance approximately will the car have travelled till passing the
train completely?
A. 1.2 km
B. 0.8 km
C. 3.2 km
D. 2.4 km
E. 1.6 km

23. If the ratio of the length of the train A to B is 3:2 and the ratio of the speed of
the train A to train B is 4:5. Train A crosses train B in 20 seconds while travelling
in opposite direction and also train B cross pole in 14.4 seconds
From the statement given in the above question which of the following can be
determined.
I. Length of train A
II. Length of train B
III. Time taken by train B to cross a pole
IV. Speed of train B
A. All I,II,III and IV
B. Only II and III
C. Only IV and II
D. Only I
E. can’t be determined

24. The ratio of the length of train A to train B is 1:2 and ratio of the speed of train
A to train B is 2:3. Train B crosses the 250 m long bridge in 22 seconds and also
crosses the pole in 12 seconds. Find the difference between the time taken by train
B crosses the train A running in opposite direction and same direction?
A. 43.2 seconds
B. 42.8 seconds
C. 45.2 seconds
D. 41.8 seconds
E. None of these

25. Speed of India’s first high speed train (Gatimaan Express) engine is 168 Km
per hour when no compartment is attached, and the reduction in speed is directly
proportional to the square root of the number of compartments attached, the speed
of the train carried by this engine is 96 Km per hour with 9 compartments are
attached, if 60% of seats are reserved for ladies, find the total number of seats
reserved for ladies (total number of seats in 1 compartment is 100) when train runs
at 96 Kmph?
A. 4900
B. 2000
C. 2880
D. 1960
E. None of these
25. Two trains A and B are in the length of 350 m and 250 m respectively and
crosses the pole in 21 seconds and 10 seconds respectively.
From the above statement which of the following can be determined?
I. Time taken by train A to cross the train B running in opposite direction
II. Length of the bridge, if train A crosses the bridge in 36 seconds
III. Time taken by train B to crosses a man running in same direction at the speed
of 30 kmph
IV. Ratio of speed of train A to train B
A. All I,II,III and IV
B. Only II and IV
C. Only I,II and IV
D. Only II
E. Can’t determined

26. Total distance between Delhi to Lucknow is 480 km. A train starts running
with an average speed of 60 km/hr from Delhi to Lucknow while another train
starts Journey after 120 minutes of first train and reaches Lucknow 30 minutes
before first train. If first train stops for 5 minutes on each station and second train
did not stop at any station ,then find the ratio between speed of first train to speed
of second train given that total number of station between Delhi and Lucknow are
nine.?
A. 25 : 33
B. 25 : 32
C. 35 : 25
D. 25 : 31
E. 21 : 31

27. At the uniform speed of 60 km per hour an express train takes two hours to
travel from point A to point B and the uniform speed (including stoppage) of a
passenger train to cover the same distance is 36 km per hour, but without stoppage
the passenger train takes equal time taken by the express train. If the passenger
train has 5 equal time duration stoppage and the express train doesn’t has any
stoppage then how many minutes per station does the passenger train stop?
A. 16 minutes
B. 12 minutes
C. 15 minutes
D. 20 minutes
E. None of these
28. Two trains, A and B can cover a distance of 100 km and 150 km respectively in
an equal time. If the length of train A in 500 meters and that of train B is 300
meters, then find the ratio of time taken by them to cross each other if they had
travelled in opposite direction to the time taken by them if they had travelled in the
same direction?
A. 5 : 1
B. 4 : 1
C. 1 : 4
D. 1 : 5
E. None of these

29. Sampark Kranti express leaves Station A at 8 : 00 PM and 2 hours later another
train Shatabdi express leaves Station A. Both the trains reach Station B at 1 : 00
AM. After reaching Station B, both trains off to Station C and Shatabdi express
takes 96 minutes less than Sampark Kranti express to reach Station C. If distance
between Station C to Station B is 300 km then find the difference between speed of
both trains?
A. 40 km/h
B. 50 km/h
C. 60 km/h
D. 30 km/h
E. 80 km/h

30. Two trains, Train X and train Y, travels between station A and station B. One
day, train X leaves station A at 8:00 AM and train Y leaves station B at 10:00 AM
and after meeting, train X takes 2.5 hours to reach station B while train Y takes 6
hours to reach station A. But on another day, both trains departs from station A and
train X leaves 1.5 hours after train Y, and both trains reach station B at the same
time. What is the time taken by train X to reach station B from station A?
A. 7.5 hours
B. 6.5 hours
C. 9 hours
D. 6 hours
E. None of these