Mount | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus Borough Council |
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Platforms: | 2 |
Pregroup: | Northern Ireland Railways |
Years: | 1 April 1925 |
Events: | Station opened |
Years1: | 8 May 1977 |
Events1: | 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.