Rail Recipe
How to Craft Rail
Rails are tracks that minecarts can travel on, forming the basis of rail transportation systems.
Crafting
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Ingredients Needed:
- 6x Iron Ingot
- 1x Stick
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Arrange the materials as shown in the grid above, then place the output Rail into your inventory.
- That’s it! You can now use or place your new item.
Ingredient Tips
Iron Ingot: Smelt iron ore or deepslate iron ore in a furnace or blast furnace.
Stick: Craft from two planks stacked; also drops from leaf decay.
Uses for Rail
- Creating paths for minecarts
- Building transportation networks
- Connecting different areas of your world
- Essential for minecart-based systems
Fun Fact
Rails automatically connect to form curves when placed next to each other, making it easy to create complex rail networks without special curved pieces.