Craven said that Brookwood village developed around the station because of the cemetery.
“Coffins were [brought] down from London when [the city] became too full,” she added.
Landscape architect Geoff Ward said the nomination was a “wonderful achievement”.
“It is a reflection of all the hard work that everybody’s put into this.”
He added the team of volunteers had been wonderful as they had kept the garden alive through a “brutal summer”.
The memorial garden – an initiative spearheaded by South Western Railway – contains plaques and monuments to deceased railway workers.
It is a space “where one can sit and contemplate the history of the site and its future legacy”, added Ward.
Following over 150 nominations from the public, contest organiser Rail Delivery Group said a judging panel selected stations whose stories show how the railway brings people and places together.
Public voting, which ran from 12 to 18 October, will decide the winner.
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