Automation & transport
Minecarts and Rails
Transport players, mobs and items on rail networks. This guide summarizes the stable core rules and identifies where edition or version checks are required.
Minecarts and Rails- System
- Minecarts and Rails
- Category
- Automation & transport
- Coverage
- Core rules and edition notes
Core rules
- Powered rails accelerate or brake minecarts.
- Detector and activator rails trigger different behaviors.
- Carts interact with slopes, collisions and loaded chunks.
Edition and version notes
The core concept exists in the current game, but exact timings, update order, available recipes, commands and edge cases can differ between Java and Bedrock or change between releases. Use the versioned data pages for identifiers and the Java-vs-Bedrock guides for known edition differences.