How to Make a Train Track Turn in Minecraft

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As you progress through Minecraft, you'll start realizing that walking is not a very effective way to travel long distances. Sprinting could be a better choice, but that drains hunger bars. Therefore, making a railway system is the obvious choice. Generally, rail systems are simple to make, and they can be very effective ways to travel quickly through long distances.

1. 1

   Decide on how long you want your railway to be. Your railway can be as long as you want it to be, but you'll need to know roughly how many blocks it will traverse so that you know how many rails to create.

   • 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.

2. 2

   Know the components of a railway. There are four main items that you'll use to create your railway:

   • 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.

3. 3

   Gather the necessary resources. To create a railway system, you'll need the following items:

   • 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.

4. 4

   Open your Crafting Table. Face the Crafting Table and select it to open the crafting interface.

5. 5

   Craft your minecart. Place an iron bar in the top-left, top-right, middle-left, center, and middle-right squares in the crafting table, then click or tab the minecart icon and click or tap your inventory to move it to your inventory.

6. 6

   Craft rails. Place one iron bar in each of the squares in the far-left and far-right columns of the crafting interface, place one stick in the middle square of the crafting interface, and then move the rails to your inventory.

   • 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.

7. 7

   Craft powered rails. You'll need significantly fewer powered rails than regular rails. Place one gold bar in each of the squares in the far-left and far-right columns of the crafting interface, place one stick in the middle square of the crafting interface, and place one redstone in the bottom-middle square. Move the resulting powered rails into your inventory.

   • 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.

8. 8

   Craft redstone torches. Place an equal number of sticks and redstones in the bottom-middle and center squares of the crafting table respectively, then move the resulting torches to your inventory.

9. 9

   Craft levers. Place an equal number of cobblestone blocks and sticks in the bottom-middle and center squares of the crafting table respectively, then move the resulting levers to your inventory. You're now ready to create your railway system.

1. 1

   Equip your rails. Select the rails in your equip bar at the bottom of the screen.

2. 2

   Place your rails. Face the ground, then right-click, tap, or press the left trigger to place your 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.

3. 3

   Add powered rails. You don't need long sections of these, but you should place them intermittently throughout the railway system to keep your cart moving.

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

4. 4

   Place redstone torches next to powered rails. This will activate them permanently. If your powered rails aren't activated by redstone, they'll slow and eventually stop your minecart.

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

5. 5

   Place levers next to rails that you want to control. A lever next to a powered rail will allow you to turn off or on the rail, which is useful if you want to make a stop at a specific point along the railway system.

6. 6

   Put a solid block at the beginning and end of your rail. This will prevent your minecart from flying off of the rail or getting stuck.

   • 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.

7. 7

   Place your minecart at the beginning of the rail. Select the minecart in your equip bar, face the beginning of the rail, and right-click, tap, or press the left trigger.

8. 8

   Hop into your minecart. Face your minecart and select it to jump in.

9. 9

   Face forward and press the "Forward" option. The default "Forward" action is pressing W on a computer, tapping the upward-facing arrow on Minecraft PE, and moving the left analog stick up on console editions. Your minecart will immediately begin to move down the track.

   • You can reverse the minecart's direction by facing the other way and pressing the "Forward" option again.

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• Question

  How do I turn a corner on the railway line?

  

  peterptron

  Community Answer

  The tracks automatically adapt to corners; however, powered rails cannot turn corners.

• Question

  How can I build a realistic train in Minecraft?

  

  This can only be done using mods. Vanilla Minecraft only provides the usual minecarts. Mods you can consider are Traincraft and Railcraft.

• Question

  How do you drive a mine cart up a mountain, or even just a small hill?

  

  If you want to build up a hill, just place redstone rails up the hill and power with levers, or any other redstone power source.

• Question

  Every time my Minecart runs over powered rails, I have to get out and the cart starts shaking. My cart won't go up hills while turning, either. What should I do?

  

  You have to go straight while going up a hill, but you can turn before the rail that goes up. You might be using a detector rail instead of a powered rail, and if you are sure that you are using a powered rail, make sure it is powered.

• Question

  Is there an option on vanilla Minecraft to make the map for me?

  

  Raai0100

  Community Answer

  You can get an empty map and right click it to get a map of all the entities, blocks, people etc. Although, you don't have any option to display it on the screen in vanilla Minecraft.

• Question

  Can I make my track out of powered rail?

  

  Max-Emil Nilson

  Community Answer

  Yes, but it'll have to be straight. Powered rail can't turn, so in every turn, you will need a normal rail.

• Question

  Can I build a railway system just above bedrock?

  

  Sort of. Bedrock is not level, and its height varies to up to 5 blocks above the void at different points, so you may need to fill in some spots to have a level area to put your tracks. That said, it wouldn't be very convenient to get to the tracks up there.

• Question

  How can I get a scam free train mod on Minecraft?

  

  You can get Railcraft (Minecraft version 1.12.2). Or you can get Traincraft (Minecraft version 1.7.10). Google either of these and you should be able to find the links to install them.

• Question

  How can I make it so that I use a lever to change the direction of an ordinary rail?

  

  Just place a lever next to the track, flick the lever, and there you go. The track will change directions.

• Question

  Can I make a 4-way intersection?

  

  Yes, but the tracks will not look connected. You will need a lever to switch tracks.

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• You can dress up your railway as much as you like. Some common ways to make your railway more interesting include adding tunnels and bridges, creating actual "stations" with benches and so on, and decorating along the tracks.

• If you opt for a realistic railway system in Minecraft, mods are a good option. Examples are Traincraft, Rails of War, and the most realistic, and Immersive Railroading.

• Creating a railway system can be incredibly time-consuming in Survival mode. Switch to Creative mode if you just want to focus on making the railway without worrying about gathering resources and crafting components.

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1. Craft a minecart.
2. Craft rails and powered rails.
3. Craft redstone torches.
4. Craft a lever.
5. Equip and place your rails.
6. Place redstone torches next to powered rails.
7. Place levers next to rails you want to control.
8. Put solid blocks and minecarts at the beginning and end.

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