There are four platforms at a railway station, each opening at different times: Platform 1 at 5am, Platform 2 at 6am, Platform 3 at 7am, and Platform ...

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There are four platforms at a railway station, each opening at different times: Platform 1 at 5am, Platform 2 at 6am, Platform 3 at 7am, and Platform 4 at 8am. Trains arrive at these platforms one after another with a one-hour gap between arrivals on the same platform. Multiple trains can arrive on the same platform but always with a one-hour interval.

Given the following information:

  1. Train M is not the only train arriving on its platform.
  2. Train D arrives immediately before train B on the same platform.
  3. There is a one-hour gap between the arrivals of train G and train H on the same platform.
  4. No train arrives after train C, which arrives at 6am on one of the platforms.
  5. Trains G and B arrive at the same time, and train B arrives on platform 1.
  6. The train that arrives first at 5am on platform 1 also arrives next at 7am on platform 3.
  7. Train K arrives on platform 1 before train S, who arrives on platform 2.
  8. Train H arrives on platform 2 at 7am.

Based on this information, which of the following is the correct platform and time for the train that arrives just before train M on the same platform?

Options

A.

Platform 1, 7am

B.

Platform 3, 7am

C.

Platform 1, 5am

D.

Platform 2, 6am

E.

Platform 2, 7am

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