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London Necropolis Railway

The London Necropolis Railway was a railway line opened in November 1854 by the London Necropolis Company, to carry corpses and mourners between London and the LNC's newly opened Brookwood Cemetery, 23 miles southwest of London in Brookwood,... Wikipedia
Closed: 11 April 1941 (last day of service; official closure May 1941)
Line length: 24 mi (39 km)
Opened: 13 November 1854
Stations: 3 dedicated stations; other stations on the London and South Western Railway also served occasionally
Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge