During the flood in August 2002 , the Weißeritz flooded the eastern part of the station , causing great damage to the entire station area . In the autumn of 2003 , the dilapidated pedestrian bridge was demolished and then replaced by a new structure . The new bridge also carries road traffic , as did the original bridge , which had to be removed during the electrification of the line . Since public access to the platform is only possible over this bridge , no passenger trains stopped there between 11 August 2003 and 12 December 2004 . Using the incremental launch method , the bridge was built as a 300 metres-long continuous beam and installed in eleven launches ; it was finally completed at the end of 2004 . The construction of the new bridge was very important as Waltherstrasse is part of the only flood-free north-south link in the western part of the city , which continues along Hamburger Straße , the Flügelweg bridge and Washingtonstraße . About € 4.5 million of the € 17 million total construction cost was funded by Deutsche Bahn
flood in August 2002
2002 European floods
Dresden-Friedrichstadt station