PROBLEMS ON TRAINS

Problem
A train consists of 12 boggies, each boggy 15 m long. The train crosses a
telegraph post in 18 sec. Due to some problem, two boggies were
detached. The train now crosses the telegraph post in:
 Problem
A train consists of 12 boggies, each boggy 15 m long. The train crosses a
telegraph post in 18 sec. Due to some problem, two boggies were
detached. The train now crosses the telegraph post in:
Solution:
Train 1 crossing the bridge:
15∗12
St= = 10 m/sec.
18
Train 2 crossing the same bridge:
Here, Lt2=15*10=150 m.
150
Time = = 15 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
10
 Problem
A train with 90 km/hr crosses a bridge in 36 s. Another train 100 m
shorter crosses the same bridge at 45 km/hr. Find the time taken by the
second train to cross the bridge.
 Problem
A train with 90 km/hr crosses a bridge in 36 s. Another train 100 m
shorter crosses the same bridge at 45 km/hr. Find the time taken by the
second train to cross the bridge.
Solution:
Train 1 crossing the bridge:
90∗5∗36
Lt1+Lb =St1*t1= = 900 m.
18
Train 2 crossing the same bridge:
Here, Lt2=Lt1-100=>Lt2+Lb=900-100=800 m.
𝐿𝑡2 :𝐿𝑏 800∗18
Time = = = 64 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 45∗5
 Problem
A train 75 m long overtook a man who was walking at the rate of 6 km/hr
and crossed him in 18 s. Again, the train overtook a second person in 15 s.
At what was the second person walking?
 Problem
A train 75 m long overtook a man who was walking at the rate of 6 km/hr
and crossed him in 18 s. Again, the train overtook a second person in 15 s.
At what was the second person walking?
Solution:
Train crossing the first person:
Speed of I person = 6*(5/18) m/sec.
30 75 𝑚 75 30 105
St- = => 𝑆𝑡 = + = m/sec.
18 18 𝑠 18 18 18
Train crossing the second person:
105 75 105 75 525;450 5
− 𝑆𝑝2 = => 𝑆𝑝2 = − = = m/sec.
18 15 18 15 90 6
5 18
Speed= ∗ =3 𝑘𝑚𝑝ℎ.
6 5
 Problem
Two trains of lengths 190 m and 210 m respectively, are running in
opposite directions on parallel tracks. If their speeds are 40 km/hr and 32
km/hr respectively, in what time will they cross each other?
 Problem
Two trains of lengths 190 m and 210 m respectively, are running in
opposite directions on parallel tracks. If their speeds are 40 km/hr and 32
km/hr respectively, in what time will they cross each other?
Solution:
Type 4:
190:210 ∗18 400∗18
T= = = 20 𝑠𝑒𝑐
(40:32)∗5 72∗5
 Problem
Local trains leave from a station at an interval of 15 minutes at a speed of
16 km/hr. A man moving from opposite side meets the trains at an
interval of 12 min. The speed of the man is :
 Problem
Local trains leave from a station at an interval of 15 minutes at a speed of
16 km/hr. A man moving from opposite side meets the trains at an
interval of 12 min. The speed of the man is :
Solution:
Type 3:
Distance covered by train in 15 min = Distance covered by man in 12 min.
15 12 16∗(15;12)
∗ 16 = (16 + 𝑆𝑚 ); Sm= = 4 km/hr.
60 60 12
 Problem
A passenger in train P traveling at 1 km/min uses his stop watch and finds
that another train Q traveling in the opposite direction, completely passed
his window in 3 sec. If the length of the train Q is 87.5 m, find its speed in
kmph.
 Problem
A passenger in train P traveling at 1 km/min uses his stop watch and finds
that another train Q traveling in the opposite direction, completely passed
his window in 3 sec. If the length of the train Q is 87.5 m, find its speed in
kmph.
Solution:
Type 3:
This is the case in which train and a man traveling in opposite direction.
87.5 300
3 s= 1000 ⇒ 3𝑆𝑄 = 87.5 − = 87.5 − 50 = 37.5 ⇒ 𝑆𝑄 = 12.5 𝑚/𝑠
𝑆𝑄 : 6
60

25 18
𝑆𝑄 = ∗ = 45 𝑘𝑚𝑝ℎ
2 5
 Problem
Two trains are traveling in opposite directions at uniform speeds of
50kmph and 60 kmph respectively. They take 6 sec to cross each other.
If the two trains had traveled in the same direction, then a passenger
sitting in the faster train would have overtaken the slower train in 27 sec.
The length of the faster train is more than the slower train by:
 Problem
Two trains are traveling in opposite directions at uniform speeds of 50kmph and 60
kmph respectively. They take 6 sec to cross each other. If the two trains had traveled
in the same direction, then a passenger sitting in the faster train would have
overtaken the slower train in 27 sec. The length of the faster train is more than the
slower train by:
Solution:
Type 4:
(𝐿𝑡1 :𝐿𝑡2 )∗18 6∗110∗5
6 s= ⇒ 𝐿𝑡1 + 𝐿𝑡2 = 𝑚
110∗5 18
Type 3:
This is the case in which train and a man traveling in opposite direction.
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑕 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛∗18 27∗10∗5
27 s= ; length of slower train = = 75 𝑚.
10∗5 18

550
Length of faster train = − 75 = 108.33
3

Difference in length = 108.333 – 75 = 33.333 m.

 Problem
Directions: Answer the following questions on the basis of the following
information:
1. Trains A and B are traveling on the same route heading towards the
same destination. Train B has already covered a distance of 220 km
before train A started.
2. The two trains meet each other 11 hours after the start of train A.
3. Had the trains been traveling towards each other (from a distance of
220 km), they would have met after an hour.
Question 1: What is the speed of train A in kmph?
a. 102 b. 118 c. 81 d. None
Question 2: What is the speed of train B in kmph?
a. 150 b. 136 c. 100 d. 120
Directions: Answer the following questions on the basis of the following information:
1. Trains A and B are traveling on the same route heading towards the same destination. Train B has already covered a
distance of 220 km before train A started.
2. The two trains meet each other 11 hours after the start of train A.
3. Had the trains been traveling towards each other (from a distance of 220 km), they would have met after an hour.
Question 1: What is the speed of train A in kmph?
a. 102 b. 118 c. 81 d. None
Question 2: What is the speed of train B in kmph?
a. 150 b. 136 c. 100 d. 120

Solution:
220:𝑥 𝑥
From first two information, we can write: 𝑆𝐴 = ; 𝑆𝐵 =
11 11
From the third information, we can write:𝑆𝐴 + 𝑆𝐵 = 220
220:𝑥 𝑥
Substituting, + = 220 ⇒ 220 + 2𝑥 = 220 ∗ 11
11 11
2x=220*10; x=110*10
𝑥 110∗10
So, 𝑆𝐵 = = = 100 𝑘𝑚𝑝ℎ
11 11
Hence, SA=220-100=120 kmph.
 Quiz
A train crosses two platforms of L1 m and L2m in t1 s and t2 s respectively.
If the length of the train is Lt, then
𝐿𝑡
a. = 𝑡1 + 𝑡2 b. 𝐿𝑡 𝐿1 − 𝐿2 = 𝑡1 ∗ 𝑡2
𝐿1 :𝐿2
𝐿𝑡 :𝐿1 𝐿𝑡 :𝐿2
c. = d. 𝐿𝑡 𝐿1 𝐿2 = 𝑡1 − 𝑡2
𝑡1 𝑡2
e. None of these.
 Quiz
A train does a journey without stoppage in 8 hours, if it had travelled 5
km/hr faster, it would have done the journey in 6 hrs 40 minutes. Find
its original speed.
a. 25 kmph b. 40 kmph c. 45 kmph d. 36.5 kmph
 Quiz
A train running between two stations A and B arrives at its destination 10
minutes late when its speed is 50 kmph and 50 min late when its speed is
30 kmph. What is the distance between the stations A and B?
a. 40 km b. 50 km c. 60 km d. 70 km
 Quiz
A train with 90 kmph crosses a bridge in 36 s. Another train 100 m
shorter crosses the same bridge at 45 kmph. What is the time taken by
the second train to cross the bridge?
a. 61 s b. 63 s c. 62 s d. 64 s
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