Problems on Trains Questions & Answers (Compiled from UPSC, SSC ,PSC ,IBPS previous question papers)

Two stations, A and B are 827 km apart from each other. One train starts from station A at 5 a.m. and travel towards station B at 62 km/h. Another train starts from station B at 7 a.m. and travel towards station A at 59 km/h. At what time will they meet

A 240 m long train running at the speed of 60 kmph will take how much time to cross another 270 m long train running in opposite direction at the speed of 48 kmph ?

A daily train is to be introduced between station A and station B starting from each end at 6 AM and the journey is to be completed in 42 hours. What is the number of trains needed in order to  maintain the Shuttle Service?

A freight train left Delhi for Mumbai at an average speed of 40 km/hr. Two hours later, an express train left Delhi for Mumbai, following the freight train on a parallel track at an average speed of 60 km/hr. How far from Delhi would the express train meet the freight train?

A passenger train takes 1 hour less for a journey of 120 km, if its speed is increased by 10 km/hour from its usual speed. What is its usual speed

A man walking at 5 km / hour noticed that a 225 m long train coming in the opposite direction crossed him in 9 seconds. The speed of the train is

A moving train passes a platform 50m long in 14 seconds and a lamp post in 10 seconds. The speed of the train (in km/h) is :

In what time will a 100 metre long train running with a speed of 50 km/hr cross a pillar

A train 220 m long is running at 30 km/hr. How long will it take to cross a bridge 80 meters long

If a man walks at the rate of 5 km/hour, he misses a train by 7 minutes. However, if he walks at the rate of 6km/hour, he reaches the station 5 minutes before the arrival of the train. The distance covered by him to reach the station is

Two places P and Q are 162 km apart. A train leaves P for Q and simultaneously another train leaves Q for P. They meet at the end of 6 hours. If the former train travels 8 km/hour faster then the other, then speed of train from Q is

A train 'B' speeding with 100 kmph crosses another train C, running in the same direction, in 2 mins. If the length of the train B and C b 150 m and 250m respectively, what is the speed of the train C (in kmph)

A man travels 450 km to his home partly by train and partly by car. He takes 8 hrs 40 mins if he travels 240 km by train and rest by car. He takes 20 mins more if he travels 180 km by train and the rest by car. The speed of the car in km/hr is

If a man walks at the rate of 5 km/hour, he misses a train by 7 minutes. However if he walks at the rate of 6 km/hour, he reaches the station 5 minutes before the arrival of the train. The distance covered by him to reach the station is

Two places P and Q are 162 km apart. A train leaves P for Q and simultaneously another train leaves Q for P. They meet at the end of 6 hours. If the former train travels 8 km/hour faster than the other, then speed of train from Q is

A train starts from station A and reaches B 15 minutes late when it moves with 40 km/hr and 24 minutes late when it goes 30 km/hr. The distance between the two station is

A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 minutes. If it takes 6 seconds to pass a telegraph post, then the length of the train is:

If a train maintains an average speed of 42 km per hour, it arrives at its destination at the right time, if however, the average speed is 40 km per hour, it arrives 15 minutes late. Find the length of the journey

A man travels 600 Km by train at 80 Km/hour, 600 Km by ship at 30 Km/hour, 500 Km by aeroplane at 400 Km/hour and 300 Km by car at 60 Km/hour. What is the average speed(Km/hour) for the entire distance

Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in
27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The
ratio of their speeds is

A Train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train had been 7 km/hr faster, it would have taken 14 hours less than the scheduled time. If the train were slower by 3 km/hr then it would have taken 10 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train.

Train A which is 320 m long can cross a pole in 16 sec. If it halts 5 times each time for exactly 18 min. how many hours it will take to cover a distance of 576 km? (in hours)

A 476 m long moving train crosses a pole in 14 sec. The length of a platform is equal to the distance covered by the train in 20 sec. A man crosses the same platform in 7 m and 5 sec. What is the speed of the man in m/s

The Delhi bound train reaches Delhi in 6 hours after its start. If a person travels to Mathura from Delhi which takes two more hours (including the transition time) from Delhi, at what time will he reach Mathura

Which train leaves exactly 3 hours after the Chennai bound train on its scheduled day

Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 sec and 17 sec respectively and they cross each other in 23 sec. What is the ratio of their speeds

A train with speed 81Km/hr passes a man with six seconds. Then the length of the train is

A train 110m in length runs through a station at the rate of 36km per hour. How long will it take to pass a given point?

Find the time taken by a 180 m long train running at 54 km/hr to cross a man standing on a platform 

Two trains,one is of 121 m in length at the speed of 40km/hr and the other of 99m in length at the speed of 32km/hr are running in opposite directions.In how much time they will be completely  clear from each other from the moment they meet?