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Train Timetables

An interactive exercise on reading train timetables and making time calculations.

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This is level 2: finding information from a train timetable. Give your time answers in 24 hour time format in the same way it is shown in the timetable.

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Aytown Centrald. 0634 0730 0804 0904 1003 1038 1137 1226 1258 1328 1403
Bishops' Haltd. 0649 0745 0819 - 1018 1053 1152 1241 - 1343 1418
Cayleigh Bridged. 0707 0803 0837 - 1036 1111 1210 1259 - 1401 1436
Dozy Bankd. 0719 0815 0849 - 1048 1123 1222 1311 - 1413 1448
Eyrevillea. 0737 0833 0907 0957 1106 1141 1240 1329 1351 1431 1506
Foul Streetd. 0755 - 0925 1015 - 1159 1258 - 1409 1449 -
Gravillenotd. 0808 - 0938 1028 - 1212 1311 - 1422 1502 -
High Browa. 0818 - 0948 1038 - 1222 1321 - 1432 1512 -
What time does the first train depart from from Aytown Central? Correct Wrong
What time does the 1226 train from Aytown Central arrive in Eyreville? Correct Wrong
What time does the 0925 train from Foul Street arrive in High Brow? Correct Wrong
How many stops does the 1328 train make on its journey from Aytown Central to High Brow? Correct Wrong
How many minutes does the journey from Foul Street to High Brow take? Correct Wrong
How many minutes does the journey from Bishops' Halt to Eyreville take? Correct Wrong
How many minutes less does it take the 0904 train from Aytown Central to get Eyreville than the 1003 train?

Correct Wrong
If you arrive at Gravillenot at 11:27am how many minutes will you have to wait for the next train to depart for High Brow?

Correct Wrong
If you arrive at Cayleigh Bridge at 10am what is the earliest time you could be at Eyreville?

Correct Wrong
If you have to be in High Brow by 1pm at the latest what is the last train you can catch from Aytown Central?

Correct Wrong
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Try your best to answer the questions above. Type your answers into the boxes provided leaving no spaces. As you work through the exercise regularly click the "check" button. If you have any wrong answers, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help.

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Level 1 - Highlighting journeys on a train timetable

Level 2 - Finding information from a train timetable

Level 3 - Finding information from a real train timetable

Level 4 - Create a timetable from the given clues

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See the National Curriculum page for links to related online activities and resources.

Example

The video above is from RawMaths.

You may also want to use a calculator to check your working. See Calculator Workout skill 12.

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