Corio railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of Corio, in Victoria, Australia. Corio station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 15 September 1890, with the current station provided in 1981.[1][2]

Corio
PTV regional rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1, showing station building, January 2015
General information
LocationSchool Road,
Corio, Victoria 3214
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates38°04′19″S 144°22′48″E / 38.0720°S 144.3799°E / -38.0720; 144.3799
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Geelong Warrnambool
(Warrnambool)
Distance63.94 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCOR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 3/4 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 September 1890; 134 years ago (1890-09-15)
Rebuilt8 January 1914
9 September 1981
Previous namesCowie's Creek (1890-1904)
Cowie (1904-1913)
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Lara Geelong line North Shore
towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Location
Corio is located in Victoria
Corio
Corio
Location within Victoria

Initially opened as Cowie's Creek, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Cowie on 9 May 1904, then was given its current name of Corio on 1 December 1913.[1][2]

The Western standard gauge line to Adelaide runs immediately west of the station.

Although located in Corio, the station is situated about a kilometre from the nearest residential developments in the area.

History

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A siding just north of the School Road level crossing was opened in April 1912, and a tramway was constructed from there to the new Corio site of Geelong Grammar School, to facilitate the carting of building materials.[3] At the end of 1913, the station was moved 400 metres down the line, in conjunction with the establishment of a crossing loop on the single track.[2] The relocation of Geelong Grammar School to its new site on 8 January 1914 helped to further increase the station's importance. A station-master's residence was constructed, and a station-master and assistant station-master were appointed.[4]

In the early 1950s, Corio's role was boosted by the construction of the Shell Geelong refinery, with its associated sidings, immediately adjacent to the station. In February 1959, the line from North Geelong to Corio was duplicated. When duplication was extended to Lara on 9 September 1981, a new island platform and station building were provided.[5][1][2]

In 1964, flashing light signals were provided at the School Road level crossing,[5] located nearby in the up direction of the station, with boom barriers provided later on in 1981.[5]

On 4 January 2001, Corio was de-staffed.[6]

Platforms and services

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Corio has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line services.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

On weekdays during off-peak, customers wanting to travel to North Shore must either change at Lara or North Geelong due to services stopping at Corio skipping North Shore.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Corio Station Rail Geelong
  2. ^ a b c d Lara, Corio, North Shore Victorian Station Histories
  3. ^ Geelong Grammar Siding Rail Geelong
  4. ^ "News from Cowie's Creek". Geelong Advertiser. 23 November 1912. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Corio Vicsig
  6. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2007. p. 24.
  7. ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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