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Detector Rail

The detector rail is a type of rail that produces a redstone signal while a minecart is on it.

The suitable tool to break detector rail is pickaxe.

Detector rail drops itself when it's destroyed.

Source: Minecraft Wiki cacheUpdated: 2026-05-16 Open Original

Local game data

Detector Rail

Java 1.21.4
Typeitem
Stack64
Durability-
Sections6
Canonical IDitem:detector_rail
Minecraft IDminecraft:detector_rail
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Crafting Recipe

Iron Ingot icon
Iron Ingot icon
Iron Ingot icon
Stone Pressure Plate icon
Iron Ingot icon
Iron Ingot icon
Redstone Dust icon
Iron Ingot icon
Detector Rail icon
AIron IngotBStone Pressure PlateCRedstone Dust

Local Data Properties

displayNameDetector Rail
namedetector_rail
id790
stackSize64