This International Standard gives guidelines and recommendations for the design, construction and operation for newly installed liquefied natural gas (LNG) railway loading and unloading facilities for use on onshore LNG terminals, LNG satellite plants, handling LNG tank wagons or tank containers engaged in (inter)national trade. This International Standard is supplementary to local or national standards and regulations. The designated boundary limits of this standard are between the LNG terminal s inlet/outlet piping headers at the beginning of the rail (un)loading area and the rail track area used for tank wagons/ containers. It includes all rail loading bays, weighbridge(s) and related hereto subsystems.