How do you get Rail in Minecraft?

Rail is crafted from Iron Ingot and Stick at a Crafting Table, 16 Rail for every craft. Rail also comes from chest loot, and Rail from mining, not just the Rail recipe above.

How many Rail can you stack?

24 Iron Ingot and 4 Stick is what 64 Rail costs, since each one returns 16, so filling one Rail slot is 4 crafts of Rail.

How long does Rail take to break?

The two numbers behind Rail are 0.7 for mining Rail and 0.7 against explosions. Since neither figure on Rail 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. Java 26.2 defines Rail here, so no timing of our own went into Rail.

Where do you find Rail in chests?

Rail is chest loot in one place and one only: abandoned mineshaft chests (about 70%, 4 to 8 at a time). No other generated chest in the game lists Rail, so that structure is the only place worth searching for Rail.

When was Rail added to Minecraft?

Rail was added in the early Alpha development period.

TransportationCraftable

Rail

Basic track for minecarts that can run straight, turn 90 degrees, and slope up or down. Crafting yields 16 rails.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

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
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Stick
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Rail16
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting: full step-by-step guide for Rail

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 from Iron Ingot and Stick at a Crafting Table, 16 Rail for every craft. Rail also comes from chest loot, and Rail from mining, not just the Rail recipe above.
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?
24 Iron Ingot and 4 Stick is what 64 Rail costs, since each one returns 16, so filling one Rail slot is 4 crafts of Rail.
How long does Rail take to break?
The two numbers behind Rail are 0.7 for mining Rail and 0.7 against explosions. Since neither figure on Rail 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. Java 26.2 defines Rail here, so no timing of our own went into Rail.
Where do you find Rail in chests?
Rail is chest loot in one place and one only: abandoned mineshaft chests (about 70%, 4 to 8 at a time). No other generated chest in the game lists Rail, so that structure is the only place worth searching for Rail.
When was Rail added to Minecraft?
Rail was added in the early Alpha development period.