Q1.
Calculate the speed of the train between the two stations and record it in Table 8.2.
Answer
Use the railway timetable: note the distance to the next stopping station and the difference between the departure time from your station and the arrival time at the next one, then divide.
Speed of the train = Distance till the next station ÷ Time taken till the next station
Sample answer (nearest railway station: Bhopal Junction) — fill your own timetable values in the same way:
| Table 8.2: Finding the speed of trains | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.No. | Name of the train | Name of the next station | Distance till the next station (km) | Time taken till the next station (h) | Speed of the train between these two stations (km/h) |
| 1. | Vande Bharat Express | Jhansi | 291 | 3.00 | 291 ÷ 3.00 = 97 km/h |
| 2. | Shatabdi Express | Jhansi | 291 | 3.50 | 291 ÷ 3.50 = 83.1 km/h |
| 3. | Punjab Mail (Express) | Bina | 139 | 2.25 | 139 ÷ 2.25 = 61.8 km/h |
| 4. | Intercity Express | Vidisha | 54 | 0.75 | 54 ÷ 0.75 = 72 km/h |
| 5. | Passenger train | Vidisha | 54 | 1.50 | 54 ÷ 1.50 = 36 km/h |
Watch the time carefully: a timetable gives clock times, not durations. If a train leaves at 06:20 and reaches at 07:50, the time taken is 1 h 30 min = 1.5 h, not 1.30 h. Always turn the minutes into a fraction of an hour (30 min = 0.5 h, 45 min = 0.75 h, 15 min = 0.25 h).