 The surrounding area in the "Tempelhofer Vorstadt" quarter (today part of the Kreuzberg district) was largely dominated by railway infrastructure.Close by were the approach tracks of the larger Anhalter Bahnhof and Potsdamer Bahnhof, and their associated goods stations and locomotive depots.As a passenger terminus, the Dresdner Bahnhof was inaugurated with the opening of the Berlin–Dresden railway line on 17 June 1875.