King's Cross & St Pancras
King’s Cross Station – platforms 4 and 5
ConfirmedIconic
- On screen
- Barrier to Platform 9¾
- Where
- King's Cross, London
- Time & access
- Free; platforms may need a ticket at busy times.
In the film
Harry meets the Weasleys and watches them run through the barrier. The brick archway between platforms 4 and 5 was used in the first two films; a former waiting room, now Platform 0, appears in Order of the Phoenix.
History in brief
King’s Cross opened in 1852 to a design by Lewis Cubitt, its two arched train sheds mirrored in the great windows of its brick front.
The place today
Busy main-line platforms; the archway is still there.
Always check opening times, access rules and travel advice before you go.