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8 depot should allow receipt and dispatch of full-length unit container trains running between a single origin and a single destination, without requiring to be broken up or remarshaled outside the ICD/CFS. Container Yard (CY) should be designed around rail access and not the reverse. Loading and unloading of trains would ideally take place in centrally located sidings comprising at least three tracks -loading, unloading and locomotive release. For a reach-stacker served facility, container stacks at the CY shall be located on either side of the tracks (to allow for separation of import and export containers and for loading and unloading on both sides at a time). Rail loading/unloading tracks shall be centrally located, permitting the operation of handling equipment on either side. The layout described above is only indicative of best practice. Additionally, all operational and other requirements as per extant rules of Indian Railways need to be Section 3 - complied with 3. | Access Road/ Connection with State Highways or National Highways: An approach road of indicative 15 meters width with proper drainage on each side will be provided for the gate complex. If the entry & exit gates of the ICD are planned in vicinity of each other, then additional space to enable smooth flow of traffic will be factored into the design. Road connections to ICD/CFS will be via slip roads off local or national highway system. Road connections should be suitable for container and break-bulk trucks conveying containers or break-bulk cargo between cargo sources and the ICD/CFS port.