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 | |||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||
 Northbound view from Platform 1, showing station building, January 2015 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | School Road, Corio, Victoria 3214 City of Greater Geelong Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′19″S 144°22′48″E / 38.0720°S 144.3799°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Geelong Warrnambool (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 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | COR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 3/4 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 September 1890 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 January 1914 9 September 1981 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Cowie's Creek (1890-1904) Cowie (1904-1913) | ||||||||||
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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
editA 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
editCorio 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
edit- ^ a b c Corio Station Rail Geelong
- ^ a b c d Lara, Corio, North Shore Victorian Station Histories
- ^ Geelong Grammar Siding Rail Geelong
- ^ "News from Cowie's Creek". Geelong Advertiser. 23 November 1912. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Corio Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2007. p. 24.
- ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria