The Bullet Bill Express

Level
The Bullet Bill Express
Level code	World 3-Train
World	World 3
Game	Super Mario 3D World Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Time limit	400 seconds
Boss	Pom Pom
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The Bullet Bill Express, or World 3-Train, is the first train level of Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and the eighth and penultimate course in World 3. It is unlocked via completing Switchboard Falls, and its own completion frees the blue Sprixie Princess who builds a Clear Pipe to A Banquet with Hisstocrat. This level autoscrolls.

Layout

The level starts on a platform with some ? Blocks nearby. The player must hop on the nearby train and avoid some nearby Flopters, Cat Bullet Bills, and a Goomba Tower in order to reach a secret block containing a Mega Mushroom. Cat Banzai Bills now start to spawn from the parallel train, and can be used to destroy some nearby Crates. If the player times some jumps on the Cat Bullet Bills with a Tanooki Suit, the player can reach a segment of the train with eight crates. Seven of the crates contain single coins, but one contains a 1-Up Mushroom. Two Fire Bros. appear soon after followed by a nearby Warp Pipe which leads to the boss of the level, Pom Pom. After the player defeats Pom Pom, a nearby Warp Box transports them to an area with a + Clock, a Goal Pole, and a blue Sprixie Princess. After leaving the platform at the beginning, the train speeds up quite quickly, and if the player chooses not to board the train, they will lose a life due to not following the level's auto-scroll.

Collectables

Green Stars

Image	Location
	Seen at the very beginning, the first Green Star is on the edge of the caboose.
	The second Green Star is held captive by a Goomba Tower.
	There is a Warp Pipe on a flatbed railcar that takes the player to the other train where Captain Toad is trapped inside a crate. When freed, Captain Toad rewards the player the third Green Star.

Stamp

Image	Location
	It is guarded by a Fire Bro inside the train. The stamp is Pom Pom.

Luigi sightings

In the opening cutscene where the character(s) are seen getting into a cannon and blasting onto the train, a faint 8-bit Luigi can be seen outrunning the train on the far right. On a similar note, the player can get onto the front of the train at the end and the camera will turn to see a different Luigi outrunning the Bullet Train.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Bullet Bill	(infinitely spawned)
	Flopter	5
	Cat Bullet Bill	(infinitely spawned)
	Cat Banzai Bill	(infinitely spawned)
	Goomba	5 (all found on a Goomba Tower)
	Goomba Tower	1
	Fire Bro	2
	Pom Pom	(boss)

Gallery

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  Artwork of the express's engine ridden by Boom Boom and Pom Pom

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	突入！キラーエクスプレス[?] Totsunyū! Kirāekusupuresu	Break in! Bullet Bill Express!
Chinese (simplified)	冲入！炮弹刺客快车[?] Chōngrù! Pàodàncìkè Kuàichē	Dash in! Bullet Bill Express
Chinese (traditional)	衝入！炮彈刺客快車[?] Chōngrù! Pàodàncìkè Kuàichē	Dash in! Bullet Bill Express
Dutch	Aan boord van de Bullet Bill-express[?]	On board of the Bullet Bill Express
French	Le Bill Balle express[?]	The Bullet Bill Express
German	Sturm auf Bowsers Kugelwilli-Express[?]	Assault on Bowser's Bullet Bill Express
Italian	Treno dei Pallottoli Bill[?]	Bullet Bills' train
Korean	돌진! 킬러 익스프레스[?] Doljin! Killeo Ikseupeureseu	Charge! Bullet Bill Express
Portuguese	Assalto ao comboio Bill Bala[?]	Assault on the Bullet Bill train	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
	Assalto ao comboio Bill-Bala[?]		Super Mario 3D World
Russian	Экспресс Билла-пули[?] Ekspress Billa-puli	Bullet Bill's express
Spanish (NOA)	Asalto al convoy Bill bala[?]	Assault on Bullet Bill Train
Spanish (NOE)	Asalto al convoy Bill Bala[?]	Assault on Bullet Bill Train