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Detector Rail – Wiki Guide

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft detector rails with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, detector rails are one of the many transportation items that you can make. The crafting process will create 6 detector rails at a time.

Let’s explore how to make detector rails.

Where to find Detector Rails in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a detector rail in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Transportation
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Redstone Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Tools & Utilities

Platform is the platform that applies.

Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).

Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make Detector Rails

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a detector rail:

6 Iron Ingots
1 Redstone Dust
1 Stone Pressure Plate

How to craft Detector Rails in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Detector Rails

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make detector rails, place 6 iron ingots, 1 stone pressure plate, and 1 redstone dust in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making detector rails, it is important that the iron ingots, stone pressure plate, and redstone dust are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In this first row, there should be 1 iron ingot in the first box and 1 iron ingot in the third box (the second box should be left empty). In the second row, there should be 1 iron ingot in the first box, 1 stone pressure plate in the second box, and 1 iron ingot in the third box. In the third row, there should be 1 iron ingot in the first box, 1 redstone dust in the second box, and 1 iron ingot in the third box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for detector rails.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, six detector rails will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Detector Rails to Inventory

Once you have crafted rails, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made detector rails in Minecraft!