Minecraft Transit Railway
by jonafanho
With Minecraft Transit Railway, players lay out their own rail lines and run automated trains, boats, cable cars and planes along them.
What it does
Trains, boats, cable cars and planes follow routes that players build, and the vehicles run on their own once a route is set. The vehicle simulation was moved out of the Minecraft instance, which reduces lag on servers. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 18 release versions, 1.16.2 – 1.21.4.
Fabric API is required on Fabric. The mod is client and server, so a server and every player must both run it. It is open source under the MIT License, and the source code, issue tracker and wiki are public. Snapshot builds are not part of the catalog entry.
The mod is required by 41 other catalog mods, including Joban Client Mod, Station Decoration, MTR London Underground Addon, Nemo's Transit Expansion and Russian Metro Addon. Nemo's Transit Expansion is listed as incompatible, so the two cannot be used together.
Key features
Automated vehicles
Trains, boats, cable cars and planes run along built routes without manual control.
Custom train configuration
Players can configure the trains they run, changing how each consist is composed.
Realistic bogies and movement
Train bogies and their motion are modeled to look and behave more like real rolling stock.
Improved signalling
The signalling system has been reworked so that trains on a shared network are controlled more precisely.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Required by 41 mods
Use cases
Building a transit network
Players lay out lines between stations and let the vehicles run them, creating a network in a survival or creative world.
Running a multiplayer railway
Server owners can host a shared network, with the vehicle simulation kept off the main game thread to reduce lag.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who want to build transport networks and server owners who run shared rail systems. Addons are needed for many extra features, and each addon must match the Minecraft Transit Railway version it targets.
How it compares
NeoMTR is a fork-style alternative that is MIT licensed, open source, and built for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21 – 1.21.1, so it covers a narrower version range and omits Forge. MTR Sign Addon is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.16.5 – 1.20.6. Create Railways Navigator is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and it targets Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft Transit Railway | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.2 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-07-04 |
| NeoMTR | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-01 |
| MTR Sign Addon | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-11-21 |
| Create Railways Navigator | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
Questions
Does Minecraft Transit Railway need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Which addons are compatible with this version?
Is there a version for older Minecraft releases?
In the catalog
Minecraft Transit Railway is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Please read the following and back up your worlds before downloading! Minecraft Transit Railway is a Minecraft mod that allows you to build your own transport network with automated trains, boats, cable cars, and planes!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/minecraft-transit-railway
- Owner
- jonafanho
- Published
- 2021-05-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15