Assuming this is dc and it is probably the same for dcc i would put insulated rail joiners between the the two sets of turnouts that control the access to the passing siding.
Ho trains passing siding.
Isolate passing sidings and places where you are likely to store trains like stations staging yards and engine facilities.
If the switch is in the straight through position the train would derail as it went through the switch.
You may also want to do the same thing on the main between the turnouts so that can be a separate block.
Generally mainline blocks should be as long as the longest trains you run or a little longer.
I suppose safety of trainman walking the unit train and lacing up the air hoses is better with this wide track spacing.
This siding has a lead to a large ethanol plant and they build unit ethanol trains on this siding.
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The number of blocks you need depends on your track plan.
Imagine a train on track a moving clockwise and approaching the exit switch.
The wiring shown is an example of interwiring switches but it is not what you want to do.
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Refer to page 10 figure 7 for an example of a passing siding.