Corio railway station

Corio
PTV regional rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1, showing station building, January 2015
General information
LocationSchool Road,
Corio, Victoria 3214
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates38°04′19″S 144°22′48″E / 38.0720°S 144.3799°E / -38.0720; 144.3799
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Geelong Warrnambool
(Warrnambool)
Distance63.94 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCOR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 3/4 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 September 1890; 134 years ago (1890-09-15)
Rebuilt8 January 1914
9 September 1981
Previous namesCowie's Creek (1890-1904)
Cowie (1904-1913)
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Lara Geelong line North Shore
towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Location
Corio is located in Victoria
Corio
Corio
Location within Victoria

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b Corio Station Rail Geelong
  2. ^ a b Lara, Corio, North Shore Victorian Station Histories