Problems on Trains Worksheet-2

Problems on Trains Worksheet-2

The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km / hr can cross in 30 seconds, is :

(a) 200 m (b) 225 m (c) 245 m (d) 250 m

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

(a) 130 (b) 360 (c) 500 (d) 540

A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train ?

(a) 230 m (b) 240 m (c) 260 m (d) 270 m

The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 km / hr, the train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in metres) is :

(a) 500 (b) 600 (c) 750 (d) 900

A train of length 150 metres takes 40.5 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 300 metres. What is the speed of the train in km / hr ?

(a) 13.33 (b) 26.67 (c) 40 (d) 66.67

A train crosses a platform 100 m long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 km / hr. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is :

(a) 8 sec (b) 52 sec (c) 1 minute (d) Data inadequate

A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?

(a) 120 m (b) 240 m (c) 300 m (d) None of these

A 300 metre long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform ?

(a) 320 m (b) 350 m (c) 650 m (d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

A train speeds past a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100 m long in 25 seconds. Its length is :

(a) 50m (b) 150m (c) 200m (d) Data inadequate

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 ?

(a) 69.5 km/hr (b) 70 km/hr

Answer Key:

(1)-c; (2)-c; (3)-d; (4)-c; (5)-c; (6)-b; (7)-b; (8)-b; (9)-b; (10)-d