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 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| 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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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 the same name, in Victoria, Australia. 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 became Cowie on 9 May 1904, and was given its current name 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.
- ^ a b Corio Station Rail Geelong
- ^ a b Lara, Corio, North Shore Victorian Station Histories