All aboard the Hogwarts Express! Harry Potter fans campaign to save real-life ... trends now

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Fans of Harry Potter are campaigning to save the real-life station that featured in the popular film series. 

The fictional Hogsmeade station is the final stop for the Hogwarts Express - which transports the young wizards from Platform 9 and 3/4 at King's Cross Station in London to Hogwarts Castle. 

The real train station is called Goathland station in the village of the same name in North Yorkshire and appeared in both the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and the fifth installment - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Since it featured in the films it has become a popular tourism spot for Harry Potter fans who flock to the station every year.

However, an 89-year-old bridge which is used by fans to reach the station has started to decay. It is now deemed unsafe for vehicles to cross it.