Corio railway station

Corio railway station is located on the Port Fairy line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the northern Geelong suburb of Corio, although the station is situated about a kilometre from the nearest residential developments in the area.

Corio
Northbound view in January 2015
LocationSchool Road, Corio
Coordinates38°04′19″S 144°22′48″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Port Fairy
Distance63.94 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCOR
Fare zoneMyki zone 3/4 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 September 1890
Rebuilt8 January 1914
9 September 1981
Previous namesCowie's Creek
Cowie
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Lara
Warrnambool line
North Shore

The station opened on 15 September 1890 as Cowie's Creek, being renamed Cowie on 9 May 1904 and Corio on 1 December 1913.[1][2][3]

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.[4] 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.[3] 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.[5]

In the early 1950s, Corio's role was boosted by the construction of the Shell 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.[2][3]

The Western standard gauge line passes to the west of the station.

Platforms & services

Corio has one island platform with two faces. It is served by V/Line Geelong line trains & a limited number of trains to Warranambool.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References
  1. Corio Vicsig
  2. Corio Station Rail Geelong
  3. Lara, Corio, North Shore Victorian Station Histories
  4. Geelong Grammar Siding Rail Geelong
  5. "News from Cowie's Creek". Geelong Advertiser. 23 November 1912. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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