How fast can a train really go? These high-speed train coloring pages turn that question into quiet creative time, with 48 sleek designs ready as a free printable PDF for home or classroom use. They’re especially good for parents needing screen-free activities, teachers planning transportation units, and older kids who enjoy modern vehicles, clean lines, and futuristic details.
The designs range from real-world bullet trains to floating maglevs, giant viaduct scenes, mountain tunnels, and cute kawaii versions too. Kids can pick a favorite style - maybe the Mount Fuji bullet train coloring page, the front-view speed scene, or the train crossing the deep valley bridge - and color something that feels fast right from the start.
If your child enjoys these, take a look at our Vehicles coloring pages for more things that move. You can also browse our Trains coloring pages for more rail-themed printables beyond the fastest designs.
🖍 Coloring Tip:Use cool silver, icy blue, and charcoal gray on the sleek train bodies, then add bright red or cobalt blue stripes to make the speed lines pop.
🖍 Coloring Tip:For the Mount Fuji and countryside scenes, try snow white on the peak, soft green fields, and deep navy windows to keep the train looking crisp.
🖍 Coloring Tip:Maglev and futuristic pages look great with aqua, electric purple, and bright teal, while warm orange sunset skies can make the smooth train shapes stand out.
5 easy activities using high-speed train coloring pages
Extend the value from these free coloring page printables with some more screen free activities. Here is a list of simple and low-cost things to do suitable for home or classroom use. They don’t need many supplies, and each one works well as a quick follow-up after coloring.
5 easy activities using high-speed train coloring pages
Turn the Mount Fuji train page into wall art
The Mount Fuji bullet train design already has a strong background, so it looks finished very quickly. Kids can color it neatly, then mount it on a larger sheet of blue or black paper so the page feels like a real poster.
Mount Fuji train page
You'll need:
The Mount Fuji bullet train page
Crayons, pencils, or markers
Colored construction paper
Glue stick
How to do it:
Color the train, mountain, and trees, keeping the train body simple and bold.
Glue the finished page onto a larger sheet to create a framed border effect.
It looks great on a bedroom or classroom wall.
Make boarding passes for a pretend rail trip
High-speed trains feel a lot like air travel, so kids usually love adding tickets and destinations. Pair this with one of the station pages and let them invent a trip between two cities.
Creating Boarding Passes
You'll need:
One station-themed train page
Index cards or paper strips
Markers
Scissors
How to do it:
Color the page, then cut small cards to use as train tickets or boarding passes.
Write made-up city names, coach numbers, and departure times, then use them for pretend play.
It’s quick to set up and easy to reuse.
Create a tunnel peek-through craft
Use the mountain tunnel page to make a layered picture with the train partly hidden inside the tunnel. It gives kids a hands-on way to turn a flat coloring page into a scene with depth.
Create a tunnel peek-through craft
You'll need:
The bullet train entering the tunnel page
Scissors
Glue
A second sheet of paper or cardstock
How to do it:
Color the page, then carefully cut around the tunnel opening or cut out the train separately.
Glue the train behind or partly under the tunnel area on a second sheet so it looks like it’s rushing through.
It’s simple, effective, and very specific to this train set.
Build a maglev guideway scene
This works especially well with the page showing the maglev floating above the guideway. Kids can cut out the train and glue it slightly raised over a paper guideway strip so it looks like it’s hovering.
You'll need:
The maglev train page
Cardstock
Scissors
Glue dots or folded paper tabs
Markers
How to do it:
Color and cut out the maglev train, then draw a wide guideway strip on cardstock.
Attach the train with folded tabs or glue dots so it sits a little above the guideway instead of flat on it.
That little lift makes the finished craft much more fun.
Make a speed comparison board
Since this collection includes bullet trains, maglevs, and futuristic concepts, kids can compare shapes and guess which one looks fastest. The activity works best when you use pages with very different noses, like the front-view bullet train and the rounded kawaii train.
You'll need:
Three different train pages
Poster board or cardstock
Scissors
Glue stick
Markers
How to do it:
Color and cut out several trains, then glue them onto one board with space underneath each one.
Add simple labels like "sharp nose," "rounded nose," or "floating train," and let kids vote on which looks fastest.
It’s easy to do at home and works well for classroom discussion too.
Japan’s first Shinkansen line opened in 1964, so kids coloring bullet trains today are decorating a type of train that has been amazing passengers for more than 60 years.
If your child is still in a train mood, head back to our full Trains coloring pages collection for more rail-themed printables. You can find slower engines, classic styles, and plenty more pages to print for the next quiet afternoon.
Coloring Pages FAQ
Are these printables free for home printing?
Yes - they’re free to download and print for personal use at home.
Do I need to create an account to download or print?
No account needed - just pick a page and print or download it.
What’s the best paper to use?
For crayons and colored pencils, regular printer paper is fine. For markers or paint, thicker paper or cardstock helps reduce bleed-through.
How do I make sure the whole page prints on one sheet?
Select Letter or A4, enable “Fit to Page,” and check the print preview before printing.
Is it okay to post finished pages online?
Yes - feel free to share completed artwork on social media (a tag is always appreciated).
