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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Glenfinnan · United Kingdom  ·  Train crosses the arches

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone filmed at Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan. The train that stands in for the Hogwarts Express crosses this 21-arched viaduct. On screen it's Hogwarts Express route.

Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan
Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

56.876303, -5.431656

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
On screen
Hogwarts Express route
In real life
Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Glenfinnan Viaduct today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone film at Glenfinnan Viaduct?
At 56.876303, -5.431656 in Glenfinnan. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Glenfinnan Viaduct?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Glenfinnan Viaduct?
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