Hogwarts Express
The ride on the Hogwarts Express starts from King's Cross Railway Station platform 9¾, which is invisible to Muggle eyes and is reached by walking through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. The train leaves Platform 9¾ without fail on 1 September at 11 o'clock in the morning, arriving at Hogsmeade Station in the early evening. Most students take the train back to Kings Cross Station to go home for the Christmas and Easter holidays. It also makes the run back again to London at the end of term in June.
The Hogwarts Express is a magical train that carries students non-stop from Platform 9¾ at Kings Cross Station in London to Hogsmeade Station, near Hogwarts. Prefects of the school ride in a separate carriage near the front of the train.The train itself for all those trainspotters is a GWR 4900 Class 5972, which is a 4-6-0 Hall class steam locomotive, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. It was built in 1936 and was originally steam-fitted, however, by the 1990s it ran exclusively on magic. All students travel to Hogwarts via the Express. Except those already living in Scotland, these make their way to Hogsmeade Station to meet with the rest of the students for continuing the journey to Hogwarts. All prefects regardless of where they live must travel from London. There are four carriages to the train and not all are alike. The are lettered, Carriage A is an open style first class carriage and holds the prefects and HeadBoy and HeadGirl who do spot checks regularly throughout the train ride. Carriage B is an open style carriage but not as lavish as A. Carriage C and D have compartments throughout; Carriage C holds seven while Carriage D holds eleven. There are restrooms at both ends of each carriage.
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