Faster Minecarts
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.4–1.16.5 on Fabric. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
This mod aims to balance the speed of vanilla minecarts compared to the other means of transportation available.
If you like the thought of building long railways interconnecting your world, but feel that you are hampering yourself because the fastest horse can reach almost double the speed a vanilla minecart can while requiring close to no resources at the same time, then hopefully this mod can remedy that.
This mod adds the option to increase the speed of vanilla minecarts from 8 m/s up to 30m/s.
To prevent minecarts from derailing at high speeds they will be slowed down automatically when a corner is detected ahead. You can also slow them down manually by placing soul sand beneath the rails (thanks to SFort for the idea!).
The maximum speed and the automatic slow down is configurable in the options (Mod Menu recommended).
This mod now requires Fabric API and Auto Config.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.16.4
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as faster-minecarts-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 22 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.