Mount railway station

54°43′05″N 5°49′34″W / 54.718°N 5.826°W / 54.718; -5.826

Mount
MPD set passing through the closed Mount station in 1978.
General information
LocationCarrickfergus, Carrickfergus Borough Council
Northern Ireland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingNorthern Ireland Railways
Key dates
1 April 1925Station opened
8 May 1977Station closed

Mount (also known as Mount Halt) was a station located near the town of Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. At one time it formed part of a tight cluster of stations, each located one minute from the other.

The station itself was a semi-private halt serving the local Courtaulds nylon factory. It closed in 1977 when Northern Ireland Railways services were cut back, though the factory remained open until the 1990s.[1] Due to track re-laying and maintenance work, most traces of the platforms are gone. However, the site of the station is still visible, as the now-abandoned path from the factory premises to the station site still exists, and is easily noticed by virtue of a tarmac area with metal fencing and the old station lamp posts.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Trooperslane   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne
  Clipperstown
Disused railways
Terminus   Ulster Transport Authority
Harbour Branch
  Carrickfergus Harbour
  Historical railways  
Trooperslane
Line and station open
  Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne
  Clipperstown
Line and station open
  1. ^ "Mount Halt" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 August 2007.