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
Location	Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus Borough Council Northern Ireland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Northern Ireland Railways
Key dates
1 April 1925	Station opened
8 May 1977	Station 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		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

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