The Benedictins railway station is one of the best known Limoges monuments : in 1856, the town built a temporary station to welcome the first trains.

The station was built by Roger Gonthier (1884-1978) and inaugurated in 1929 after five years of work. It is principally made up of a cupola led over the lines upon a huge 4.200 m2 flagstone borne by 63 pillars (1.800 tons of steel). The reinforced concrete building has remarkable decorations related to the Limousin culture, and immense glassroofs created by Francis Chigot (1879-1960). The cupola reaches 31 metres outside and 17 metres inside. The campanile (67 metres) is like a lighthouse for Limoges. Since June 15, 1975, the railway station has been listed.

Unfortunately, on February 5, 1998, shortly after noon, a fire devastated the dome and damages were considerable but the dome has since been rebuilt exactly as it was before.