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Corio Station
Line: Geelong
Distance from Melbourne: 63.944km
Track Diagram: View
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Opened: Monday, 15 September 1890
Corio first opened in 1890 as 'Cowies Creek'. It saw little use, with the station being relocated in 1914 a quarter mile down the line. With heaver traffic on the main line, it became an important crossing loop in the section North Geelong - Lara. The line from Geelong to Corio was duplicated in 1959 to help relieve congestion from the multiple industrial sidings located in the area.
In 1981 the line towards Lara was duplicated with a new island platform and station building being provided. By the mid 1990s staffing was withdrawn from Corio and the station was boarded up. The former Station Master's house between the line and the refinery was removed in the early 2000s.
Today the station sees little by passengers due to the lack of staffing, as well as the isolated location between paddocks and the Shell Refinery. Purple Viclink signage was provided in June 2008.
Events
Line Opened
| Saturday, 1 November 1856 | Line opened Lara to Geelong |
| Thursday, 25 June 1857 | Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne |
| Saturday, 3 October 1857 | Temporary Greenwich terminal and stub line closed. Geelong line now connected to the partially completed Williamstown line. A ferry complete the journey from Williamstown to Melbourne |
| Monday, 17 January 1859 | Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station |
Track Amplified
| Sunday, 8 February 1959 | Line duplicated Corio to North Geelong A |
| Saturday, 19 September 1981 | Line duplicated Lara to Corio |
Safeworking
| Thursday, 8 January 1914 | Corio opened. Large Electric Staff section now Lara - Corio - North Geelong A |
| (Monday, 27 April 1914) | Miniature Electric Staff provided Lara - Corio - North Geelong A |
| Sunday, 26 August 1928 | Automatic and Track Control provided Lara - Corio - North Geelong A |
| (Tuesday, 4 September 1928) | Automatic and Track Control provided Lara - Corio |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.
Photos
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Relay room for Corio |
Parallel running on the main BG lines |
130 km/h speed signs at Corio |
Video surveillance of the School Road level crossing |
Hand drawn timetable at Corio |
Hand drawn timetable at Corio |
West line down direction signal |
Overview of Corio station from the south |
Timetable case at Corio |