Kilroot was a station located in the village of

Kilroot , translit_lang1 = Irish , translit_lang1_type = Derivation: , translit_lang1_info = , translit_lang1_type1 = Meaning: , translit_lang1_info1 = Church of the redhead , image_sk ...

, close to the town of

Carrickfergus Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,998 at the 2011 Census. It is County Antrim's oldest t ...

, in Northern Ireland. 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 Mount (also known as Mount Halt) was a station located near the town of Carrickfergus Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belf ...

through to the halt at Kilroot. The station closed in 1977 when

Northern Ireland Railways NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) ( ga, Iarnród Thuaisceart Éireann); and for a brief period Ulster Transport Railways (UTR), is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. NIR is a subsidiary of Translink, whose parent ...

services were cut back. It has now been dismantled, and all traces were lost whenever

Kilroot power station Kilroot power station is a coal and oil power station on the north shore of Belfast Lough at Kilroot near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station generates 560 megawatts (MW) of electricity from dual coal and oil fuelled g ...

was constructed in the late 1970s.

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Disused railway stations in County Antrim Railway stations closed in 1977 1862 establishments in Ireland Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1862 Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1977 {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub