the Limoges station could be the departure of a direct train to Istanbul Architecture Bénédictins station was designed by architect Roger Gonthier. A particularity of the station is that it was built over the ten railway lines as opposed to next to them. A large 90 by 78 metre platform was built over the line to support the station building. The building is made of a concrete skeleton, filled in with limestone. The dome which covers the passenger concourse is made of a metallic framework, covered in copper. On the Southwest corner is a clock tower composed of thirteen levels. It is mounted by a dome itself mounted by a vase. Below these are four clocks. The first floors are occupied by offices. The view from the top floors is stunning over the city of Limoges, part of the agglomeration and the Vienne valley. You can see most of the most important monuments of the city: the town hall, the churches of Saint-Michel and Saint-Pierre, the Gay-Lussac high school, the city of Coutures, the Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges, the Bastide, The technopole or the castle of the Bastide. Services The following services call at Limoges-Bénédictins as of January 2021: intercity services (Intercités) Paris - Vierzon - Limoges - Toulouse local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Limoges - Angoulême (partly by bus) local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Limoges - Uzerche - Brive-la-Gaillarde local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Limoges - Saint-Yrieix - Brive-la-Gaillarde (partly by bus) local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Limoges - Poitiers local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Limoges - Guéret - Montluçon local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Limoges - Ussel local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Limoges - Thiviers - Périgueux - Bordeaux References External links Details and information of the station. Photos of the station. Limoges Limoges Monuments historiques of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Buildings and structures in Limoges Buildings and structures completed in 1929 Art Deco architecture in France 20th-century architecture in France