All aboard the Hogwarts Express! Harry Potter fans campaign to save real-life station that doubled as Hogsmeade in the boy wizard movies

Fans of Harry Potter are campaigning to save the real-life station that featured in the popular film series. Harry Potter fans and the local council alike are campaigning to save a crumbling bridge which provides access to the popular station Goathland station as it appeared in Harry Potter. The fictional Hogsmeade station is the final stop for the Hogwarts Express - which transports the young wizards from Platform 9 at King's Cross Station in London to Hogwarts Castle The damaged bridge which is used by Harry Potter fans to reach Goathland station. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Moors Railway said: 'Unfortunately, the bridge is starting to show its age, and despite our best efforts, time and weather have impacted the steel girders that give strength to the structure' To fix the bridge, Harry Potter fans are being urged to donate £10 towards the refurbishment. 'In reality, the Hogsmeade Station you see in the first Harry Potter movie is part of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and is nestled within the scenic landscapes of the North York Moors National Park in a super-sparse rural village called Goathland.