A short common rail requiring less expensive manufacturing cost is provided. The common rail includes a short body portion formed of a thick tube body, a cap bonded to openings on both ends of the body portion, a securing flange bonded to one end of the body portion, a branch connector formed of a branch pipe or a branch joint fitting inserted into a through hole formed on the body portion and bonded thereto. The respective components are assembled and bonded by means of brazing or diffusion bonding.
