Corio railway station is located on the
Warrnambool line in
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. It serves the northern
Geelong
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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.
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A
siding
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just north of the School Road
level crossing
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was opened in April 1912, and a
tramway was constructed from there to the new Corio site of
Geelong Grammar School
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, to facilitate the carting of building materials. At the end of 1913, the station was moved 400 metres down the line, in conjunction with the establishment of a
crossing loop
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on the
single track
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[ 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.
In the early 1950s, Corio's role was boosted by the construction of the ]Shell
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Geelong refinery, with its associated sidings, immediately adjacent to the station. In February 1959, the line from North Geelong
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to Corio was duplicated. When duplication was extended to Lara
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on 9 September 1981, a new island platform
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and station building were provided.[
In 1964, flashing light signals were provided at the School Road level crossing,][ located nearby in the Up direction of the station, with boom barriers provided later on in 1981.][
On 4 January 2001, Corio was de-staffed.]
The Western standard gauge line
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to Adelaide
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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
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with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line
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Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line services.Geelong - Melbourne timetable
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Platform 1:
* services to Southern Cross
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Platform 2:
* services to Geelong
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, South Geelong
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, Marshall
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and Waurn Ponds
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* one weekend morning service to Warrnambool
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On weekdays during off-peak, customers wanting to travel to North Shore must either change at Lara
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or North Geelong
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due to services stopping at Corio skipping North Shore.
References
External links
Victorian Railway Stations gallery
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, South Western=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Geelong
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1890
Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia)