Train Coloring Pages

Free Printable Train Coloring Pages

Choo-choo! Join the fun with these 25 Free, Easy-To-Print Cute Train Coloring Sheets for kids, parents and teachers everywhere.

This printable collection includes easy train coloring pages with smiling train engines, freight cars, a bullet train and fun railroad scenes. Kids are sure to enjoy coloring each train-themed page while improving fine motor skills and learning about everything rail-related.

Parents will love the easy download and print option for easy transitions between home and school, rainy days and travel-ready art opportunities. Teachers will enjoy them as no-prep classroom resources, center activities and even incentives for good behavior.

With free, easy and cute as the driving forces behind this collection, it’s the perfect way to combine fun with learning and imagination. Simply download the sheets, print and watch your little conductor create a colorfully memorable journey!

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Coloring Themes

  • Cartoon-style steam engines with big wheels and happy faces, ready for colouring adventure.
  • Modern bullet trains and commuter trains in city or countryside settings—great for older kids too.
  • Freight trains carrying goods, cargo wagons and boxcars—introducing “what trains carry” visually.
  • Scenic railway backgrounds: tunnels, bridges, tracks winding through forests or over rivers—adds story into the colouring.
  • Simple outlines for younger children (large shapes, bold lines) and slightly more detailed train scenes for older kids or mixed-age groups.

What’s Next?

After you’ve downloaded and printed the train colouring pages, here are some fun ways for kids, parents and teachers to make the most of them:

  1. Create a “train station” colouring corner with crayons, coloured pencils or markers and let each child pick their favourite train sheet to colour—steam engine, cargo train or bullet train.
  2. While colouring, prompt a little story: “Where is this train going? What is it carrying? Who lives near the tracks?” This builds imagination and conversation.
  3. For parents or teachers: pair the colouring activity with a mini-lesson on trains or transport—talk about train types, tracks or how goods move—then have kids colour and label key parts like “engine”, “cargo wagon”, “bridge”.
  4. After the pages are coloured, display them on a wall, fridge or classroom board so children see their work as part of a “railway gallery” and feel proud of their creativity.
  5. For extra fun: challenge kids to design their own train scene—maybe a train going through space or a forest railway—then colour it, name the train and write a short caption or story about the journey.

Fun Facts

  • The first steam-powered railway locomotive was built in 1804 in England—so when you colour a steam engine, you’re colouring a piece of transport history!
  • Some modern bullet trains can travel at over 300 mph (about 480 km/h)—faster than most animals run!
  • Freight trains aren’t just big—they can be super long, too: some trains have more than 100 cars and stretch over a mile in length—imagine colouring each car of that train!

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