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Hogwarts Express

The Hogwarts Express is the scarlet steam train that runs from Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross to Hogsmeade Station at the start and end of each term. Compartments, the food trolley, and prefect carriages structure the ride. Dementors board it in the third year, and Draco petrifies Harry on it in the sixth.

Illustration of Hogwarts Express

First mention

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Chapter: The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

Harry boards the train after coming through the barrier and shares a compartment with Ron.

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