Corio railway station

Corio
PTV regional rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in January 2015
General information
Location	School Road, Corio, Victoria 3214 City of Greater Geelong Australia
Coordinates	38°04′19″S144°22′48″E / 38.0720°S 144.3799°E / -38.0720; 144.3799 Coordinates: 38°04′19″S144°22′48″E / 38.0720°S 144.3799°E / -38.0720; 144.3799
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Warrnambool
Distance	63.94 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	COR
Fare zone	Myki Zone 3/4 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	15 September 1890;132 years ago (1890-09-15)
Rebuilt	8 January 1914 9 September 1981
Previous names	Cowie's Creek (1890-1904) Cowie (1904-1913)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Lara towards Southern Cross Geelong line North Shore towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Location
Corio Location within Victoria

Corio railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of Corio, and it opened on 15 September 1890 as Cowie's Creek. It was renamed Cowie on 9 May 1904, and renamed 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 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. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1964, flashing light signals were provided at the School Road level crossing, ^[1] located nearby in the up direction of the station, with boom barriers provided later on in 1981. ^[1]

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

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.

Platforms and services

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

Platform 1:

•   Geelong line   services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•   Geelong line   services to Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall and Waurn Ponds
•   Warrnambool line   one weekend morning service to Warrnambool

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

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. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2007. p. 24.
7. Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery