Rookwood Cemetery railway line

[2][3] With the closure of the Town Hall and Devonshire Cemeteries by the mid-19th century and an ever-increasing population, a decision was made to purchase a 250 acres (100 ha) area of land in 1862 to establish the Necropolis at Haslem's Creek in 1867.

[6] It stopped at prearranged stations on the journey from central Sydney in order to pick up mourners and coffins.

[5] Some stations, such as Newtown had special platform areas and buildings reserved for mourners and coffins.

[3] The extension required the removal of a waiting room on the rear wall of the Cemetery Station No.

[8] On 3 April 1948, the service was officially terminated while the spur was recorded as closed on 29 December 1948.