Why is Hogwarts Express 9 3 4?

J.K. Rowling's thoughts In choosing the number of the concealed platform that would take young witches and wizards to boarding school, I decided that it would have to be a number between those of the Muggle platforms – therefore, it was clearly a fraction.



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Located in King's Cross Station, London's Platform 9 ¾ is quite possibly the most famous railway platform in the world – and it doesn't even exist. (Well, not really…) Based off of Harry Potter series, Platform 9 ¾ is a fictional train platform located in King's Cross Station in London.

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Cecil Court, London Thanks to Cecil Court's narrow nature, as well as the beautiful pastel shop façades, it's no surprise that many people believe this secret London location served as (at least part of) the inspiration for Diagon Alley.

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A minimum of 9 hours. It leaves London at 11am and reaches Hogwarts just after sunset, which would be at about 8:15pm in the Highlands on 1st September. It might be slightly earlier at Hogwarts because it's surrounded by mountains, but even so it's no earlier than 8pm when they arrive.

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The real-life Hogwarts Express has stopped its service indefinitely due to safety issues. The reason? Concerns were flagged by safety inspectors about the train's door hinges, which may put passengers at risk of falling from carriages or being hit while leaning out of windows.

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