[Train and Shinkansen Song] Popular with kids! Vehicle song
Kids love vehicles like trains and the Shinkansen! When they spot their favorite vehicle, many children point and exclaim “Ah!” and get super excited.
Watching them gaze intently and wonder, “Where is it going?” is just adorable, isn’t it? In this article, we’re introducing lots of songs about trains and the Shinkansen that we want kids to listen to! We’ve gathered a wide range of tracks—from classic favorites that have been popular for years to new hits from YouTube and NHK.
We’re also featuring songs that include not just train names, but signals and railroad crossings too, so be sure to find a track your child will love.
If you listen and sing together as a family, you’re sure to feel thrilled and have lots of fun!
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[Train and Shinkansen Songs] Popular with Kids! Vehicle Songs (51–60)
subwaySakushi: Namura Hiroshi / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi
As the title suggests, this is a song that features the subway.
These days subways have become more developed, and I imagine there are kids who like the subway just as much as trains above ground.
For those kids, we recommend “Chikatetsu.” The song even comes with choreography, so you can enjoy dancing along.
The moves are inspired by a train conductor, making it perfect for children who look up to conductors.
Listen to this song and become more knowledgeable about the subway!
I love trains.kotochan, wanwan, u-tan
It’s a song that played on the E-Tele children’s show “Inai Inai Baa!” and I think many kids love it.
With its exciting melody and lyrics full of love for trains, it’s truly adorable—when it comes on, don’t you find yourself humming along or gathering in front of the TV? Listening to it makes you want to hop on trains of all different colors and head out somewhere, wondering, “If I ride this train, where could I go?”
Let’s ride the subway.sakushi: itou akira / sakkyoku: ikegoku
The lyrics include lots of classic subway-specific moments.
For example, there are no railroad crossings, no iron bridges, and it’s unfazed even on stormy days.
Kids who love subways will relate to the lyrics, and kids who don’t know about subways yet will be excited to learn what kind of train it is.
This is a song any child can enjoy.
Adults can enjoy it too, so try singing it together as a family.
It might also be nice to ride the subway together and be reminded of this song.
Song of the Freight TrainSakushi: Yamakawa Keisuke / Sakkyoku: Wakamatsu Masashi
A train for transporting cargo: a freight train.
This song sings about that freight train with a fun, kid-friendly rhythm.
It carries all sorts of things—from animals to even buses! It’s super strong, isn’t it? Since the lyrics include cow and horse sounds as well as train noises, let your child handle those parts and enjoy singing together as a family.
We don’t usually get to ride freight trains, but they’re just as essential as passenger trains.
Along with express trains and the Shinkansen, take this opportunity to pay attention to freight trains too!
Do-Re-Mi-Fa TrainShigemori Ayumi
This is a song known as the ending theme of the puppet show “Doremifa Donuts!” within NHK’s popular children’s program “Okaasan to Issho.” It aired from 1992 to 2000.
Among parents, there may be some who feel nostalgic about it.
The lyrics depict a train starting to run, arriving at a station, and saying goodbye.
It’s kind of heartwarming that it ends with a promise to meet again.