Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

King’s Cross station — King’s Cross, London

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On screen

Harry is alone at King’s Cross with a ticket for a platform that doesn’t exist. He follows the Weasleys, runs his trolley at the brick wall between platforms 9 and 10, and comes out on the other side, facing the red train to Hogwarts.

The place today

A working station. The platforms are behind the ticket barriers, but inside the station, next to the Harry Potter shop, there is a free photo spot with a trolley vanishing into the wall. Expect a queue; the paid professional photo is optional. The Google Maps link takes you to this spot.

Did you know? Filming actually used platforms 4 and 5. J.K. Rowling told the BBC in 2001 that she had really been thinking of Euston station, not King’s Cross.

Also filmed here

• 49Nineteen years later · Deathly Hallows – Part 2

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