Kilroot was a station located in the village of Kilroot

Kilroot

Kilroot is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies to the east of Eden, on the outskirts of Carrickfergus on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. It is within the Carrickfergus Borough Council area.-History:...

, close the town of Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...

, in the shadow of Kilroot power station

Kilroot power station

Kilroot power station is a Coal, Oil and Biomass fueled power station on the north shore of Belfast Lough at Kilroot near Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. The station generates 520 megawatts of electricity from dual coal and oil fuelled generators. Since the privatisation of Northern Ireland...

 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 railway station

Mount 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, from itself all the way through to Kilroot....

 through to the halt at Kilroot.

The station closed in 1977 when Northern Ireland Railways

Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland...

 nationalised their services. It has now been dismantled.