What is the name of the train platform used by Hogwarts students in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series?

Hogwarts students use Platform Nine and Three-Quarters to board the Hogwarts Express in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.

The platform is located at London’s King’s Cross station and is reached by passing through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Harry first discovers it when Molly Weasley helps him find the entrance before the train departs for Hogwarts.

The platform is fictional, but King’s Cross has embraced its connection with the books. A “Platform 9¾” sign and luggage trolley installation became a popular visitor attraction at the station. The film productions used nearby station locations and constructed sets to depict the magical departure point.

Fans sometimes confuse the platform with a real numbered platform at King’s Cross. In the story, its unusual fraction is essential: it exists between the ordinary railway platforms and is accessible only to witches and wizards.