Which London railway station has a J.K. Rowling plaque commemorating Harry Potter’s departure?

King’s Cross Station has a plaque commemorating Harry Potter’s departure for Hogwarts in J.K. Rowling’s fiction.

In the novels, Harry travels from the fictional Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross to board the Hogwarts Express. The books place the magical platform between platforms 9 and 10, which are separated by railway tracks in the real station. The location became one of the best-known real-world sites associated with the series.

King’s Cross installed a Platform 9¾ trolley display for visitors, and a plaque marks the fictional departure point. The attraction has been moved within the station complex over time as the building and retail areas changed.

Harry Potter films used different filming arrangements for the station scenes, including nearby platforms and the exterior of King’s Cross. The fictional platform is not a normal railway platform, and visitors cannot actually pass through a magical barrier to Hogwarts.