Corio railway station
Corio | |||||||||||
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 Corio railway station platform in January 2015 | |||||||||||
| Location | School Road, Corio | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′19″S 144°22′48″E / 38.0720°S 144.3799°ECoordinates: 38°04′19″S 144°22′48″E / 38.0720°S 144.3799°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Port Fairy | ||||||||||
| Distance | 63.94 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | COR | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 September 1890 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 January 1914 | ||||||||||
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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.
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] The move of Geelong Grammar School to its new site in 1914 helped to increase the station's importance, and on 8 January 1914 it was relocated 400 metres down the line, in conjunction with the establishment of a crossing loop there.[3] 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 in September 1981, a new island platform and station building were constructed.[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 serviced by V/Line Geelong line services.[6]
Platform 1:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall & Waurn Ponds
References
- ↑ "Corio". Vicsig. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Corio Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lara, Corio, North Shore" (PDF). Victorian Station Histories. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ↑ "Geelong Grammar Siding". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "News From Cowie's Creek". Geelong Advertiser. 1912-11-23. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria