Corinda station opened in 1875 as South Brisbane Junction and it was renaming in 1888. In 1884, the Corinda to Yeerongpilly branch line opened. In the 1960s the station was rebuilt for the quadruplication of the line from Roma Street. In 1978, the Corinda to Yeerongpilly line closed to scheduled passenger services. It was open for special event services to Tennyson for the Brisbane International until it closed in 2011. The line is used for freight services and during track closures. A bus services the line. On 17 November 1979, the line through the station was electrified. In 2010, the quadruplication was extended to Darra for the opening of the Springfield line.
Corinda serves the homonymous suburb of Corinda. It was named after a local cattle station owned by Sir Arthur Palmer.
Corinda station has five platforms consisting of two island platforms and a side platform. Platform 2 is for Ipswich and Springfield Central services as well as the Westlander to Charleville, platform 4 is for Kippa-Ring and peak hour services to Bowen Hills, Caboolture, Ipswich and Nambour services and platform 5 is for Caboolture and some Bowen Hills services as well as the Westlander to Brisbane. Platforms 1 and 3 have no scheduled services as platform 1 was for services via Tennyson and platform 3 was for services commencing or terminating at Corinda travelling via the main line.
Corinda station has three station entrances. Two are on Browne Street and one is on the corner of Watt Street, Ruthven Street and Aidens Way.
Corinda station does have disability access.
There is a bus stop nearby on Browne Street serving nearby suburbs. The route that serves Corinda is route 104 which services Tennyson and Yeerongpilly stations on the way to the PA Hospital.
