How To Build A Railway System On Minecraft With Pictures

Try walking from point A of your planned railway to point B. This will help you plan out your route as well as make you aware of any obstacles in your way.

Minecart - The “train” section of your railway. This is how you will move from point A to point B. Rails - Basic rails on which your minecart will travel. Powered Rails - Rails activated by redstone that will speed up your minecart (or keep it moving). Powered rails that don’t have redstone powering them will slow (and eventually stop) your cart. Redstone Torches - The power source for each section of 14 powered rails. Not necessary for regular rails.

Iron bars - For each 16 rails that you want to make, you’ll need six iron bars. You’ll also need five iron bars to make a minecart. You can make iron by smelting iron ore in a furnace. Sticks - For each 16 rails that you want to make, you’ll need one stick. You’ll also need one stick per lever and redstone torch. You can craft four sticks by adding two planks (one on top of the other) to the crafting table interface. Gold bars - Used to create powered rails. You’ll need six gold bars for each stack of six powered rails that you want to make. You can make gold by smelting gold ore in a furnace. Redstone - Mine redstone blocks with an iron pickaxe (or better). Cobblestone - You’ll need one cobblestone per lever.

This will create one set of 16 rails, so feel free to multiply these ingredients by the number of sets you want to create. On console editions, scroll over to the “Redstone and Transportation” tab, select the “Rails” option, and press A or X until you’ve created enough rails.

This will create one set of 6 powered rails, so feel free to multiply these ingredients by the number of sets you want to create. On console editions, scroll over to the “Redstone and Transportation” tab, select the “Rails” option, scroll down to the “Powered Rails” option, and press A or X until you’ve created enough rails.

You can run tracks up and down hills. If you place a track at a 90-degree angle to the main track, it will automatically connect via a bend.

This especially applies if you want your cart to go up a hill.

One redstone torch will power the closest 14 connected powered rails.

If you don’t do this, your minecart will derail at the end of the rail and you’ll have to create a new one.

You can reverse the minecart’s direction by facing the other way and pressing the “Forward” option again.