PYQ Vault
EbooksTutor

Train passes a moving train or person: time or length from relative speed

This type of question, asked 5 times: 18 Jul 2023 S1, 18 Jul 2023 S3, 20 Jul 2023 S1, 27 Jul 2023 S3, 24 Sep 2024 S2. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    18 Jul 2023 S1

    63
    Two trains P and Q of lengths 320 m and 540 m, respectively, are running in the same direction on parallel tracks at 108 km/h and 144 km/h, respectively. How much time will the trains take to cross each other completely?

    Tap an option to check your answer.

  2. Question 2

    18 Jul 2023 S3

    66
    A train traveling at 70 km/h crosses another train traveling in the same direction at 34 km/h in 25 seconds. What is the combined length of both the trains (in metres)?

    Tap an option to check your answer.

  3. Question 3

    20 Jul 2023 S1

    57
    Two trains of length 130 m and 120 m are running on parallel lines in the same direction at a speed of 40 km/h and 50 km/h, respectively. In how much time will they pass each other?

    Tap an option to check your answer.

  4. Question 4

    27 Jul 2023 S3

    64
    A 252 m long train is running at a speed of 125 km/h. What is the time (in seconds) in which it will pass a man who starts from the engine running at the speed of 17 km/h in the same direction as that of the train?

    Tap an option to check your answer.

  5. Question 5

    24 Sep 2024 S2

    55
    Two goods trains 132 m and 108 m in length are running towards each other on parallel tracks. The first train is running at a speed of 32 km/h and the second at a speed of 40 km/h. How much time will they take to cross each other after meeting?

    Tap an option to check your answer.