Registry record · minecraft:chest_minecart

Minecart with Chest

Items Transport & travel

A minecart with chest is a mobile storage container on rails, used for automated rail freight transport.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 856
Source display name: Minecart with Chest
Maximum stack: 1

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: 392
Source display name: Minecart with Chest
Maximum stack: 1
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

From the recipe registry

Crafting recipe

Java · 26.1

Recipe data is supplied for Java Edition only in this source. Bedrock recipes are not inferred.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Crafted by placing a wooden chest above a minecart in a crafting grid. Source
Generates naturally throughout abandoned mineshafts containing valuable mining loot. Source

Practical uses

Transports 27 item stacks across long distances along automated rail networks. Source
Loaded and unloaded automatically using hoppers positioned along the railway. Source

Mechanics

When stopped over a detector rail, an attached comparator outputs signal strength based on chest fullness. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Minecart with Chest are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.