Mount railway station
Coordinates: 54°43′05″N 5°49′34″W / 54.718°N 5.826°W
| Mount | |
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MPD set passing through the closed Mount station in 1978. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Carrickfergus |
| Area | Carrickfergus Borough Council |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 April 1925 | Station opened |
| 8 May 1977 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
| UK Railways portal | |
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 | ||
References
- ↑ "Mount Halt" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.