Rail
Basic track for minecarts that can run straight, turn 90 degrees, and slope up or down. Crafting yields 16 rails.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryTransportation
Version Added
Version AddedAlpha
Item ID
Item IDrail
Overview
Rail is a transportation item in the Transportation category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it, chest loot, and mining. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Rail.
It is used to travel across the world. Rail has a hardness of 0.7. Use a pickaxe on Rail to speed it up; no particular tier is required. For Rail the blast resistance is not separate: it is 0.7 as well. Generated chests only ever hold Rail in one place: abandoned mineshaft chests (about 70%, 4 to 8 at a time).
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
How to Obtain
- Crafting
- Chest loot
- Mining
Notes
Generates naturally in mineshaft corridors.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Rail in Minecraft?
Rail is crafted at a Crafting Table using Iron Ingot and Stick, and each craft yields 16. It can also be obtained through chest loot and mining.
What is Rail used for?
Basic track for minecarts that can run straight, turn 90 degrees, and slope up or down. Crafting yields 16 rails.
How many Rail can you stack?
Rail stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Rail take to break?
The two numbers behind Rail are 0.7 for hardness and 0.7 against explosions. Since neither figure is raised, Rail behaves the same under a pickaxe and under a blast. Use a pickaxe on Rail to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Nothing here was timed by hand; it is what Java 26.2 stores.
Where do you find Rail in chests?
Rail is chest loot in exactly one place: abandoned mineshaft chests (about 70%, 4 to 8 at a time). No other generated chest in the game lists it, so that structure is the only place worth searching.
When was Rail added to Minecraft?
Rail was added in the early Alpha development period.