Kilroot railway station

Kilroot was a station located in the village of Kilroot, close the town of Carrickfergus, in Northern Ireland.

Kilroot
Kilroot station in 1974.
LocationKilroot, Carrickfergus Borough Council
Northern Ireland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingUlster Transport Authority
Key dates
1 October 1862Station opened
9 May 1977Station closed

At one time it was the last in a tight cluster of stations, each located almost one minute from the other, from Mount railway station through to the halt at Kilroot.

The station closed in 1977 when Northern Ireland Railways services were cut back.[1] It has now been dismantled, and all traces were lost whenever Kilroot power station was constructed in the late 1970s.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Eden   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne
  Whitehead
  Historical railways  
Eden
Line open, station closed
  Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne
  Whitehead
Line and station open

References

  1. "Kilroot station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 August 2007.


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