An Even Smaller Minecart Station - Minecraft 1.17 Redstone Tutorial *4 Tall!

This variable track selector, or minecart station, design fits into a compact space and the user interface is flush against the wall. It uses a one-block wide RS-latch array, using comparators to make it a variable-input memory cell. The purpose of this minecart station is that you can select a destination. All destinations return back to one arrival bay. The station clears your selection after departure.
Some improvements over my previous design is that it is a lot more compact, being only four tall. Though it looses its ability as a variable input as the inputs must be manually toggled, technically you can switch in and out as you please. The reset button has more of a use in this aspect.
You can install a detector rail at your departure bay, leading to note blocks below for a departure chime, or on the opposite end a detector rail for an arrival chime. You can also install an automatic minecart dispenser or taker for a more seamless design.
After so many complex and oversized designs... 9 years later, CNB Minecraft's Compact Minecart Station is still the best. Though it suffers without the redstone comparator to make the input variable, its compact use of a rudimentary RS-NOR latch makes it useable even in 1.16.5. This design somewhat improves on it.. but CNB's usage of a repeater-into-block design for his RS-latch array only works because the S-inputs are independent of each other. My design has variable input, so the dimensions are spaced a bit further to support the length of the RS-Latch.

[@jamesgoodell5710]

I built this in my survival world that I share with my friends, It's a great build that's cost effective and quick to set up. I messed up a bit with some placements but I eventually figured it out. Thank you for the video!

[@mugismtv]

Yoo glad you like it, thanks for sharing

[@bananaboi7120]

Nice rail i might use it for my super rail system.

[@mugismtv]

Thanks my guy, yeah it's pretty neat thing if you have a central hub. In our survival realm we have about 4 of these, so that's 4x4 = 16 rail lines about 30k blocks of travel in the overworld. It was pretty convenient until we switched to iceboat travel in the nether