 The Great Northern Cemetery Station was built to the east of the main station complex to transport coffins and mourners from the city to the burial grounds at New Southgate Cemetery.The station opened in 1861 but was never profitable and closed in 1873.The station hosts services on inter-city routes to the East of England, Yorkshire, North East England and eastern and northern Scotland, connecting to major cities and towns such as Cambridge, Peterborough, Hull, Doncaster, Leeds, Bradford, York, Sunderland, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness.