The S. Bento Railway Station is especially famous for its tile panels. The building, of French influence, is the work of the Portuguese architect José Marques da Silva. The station entered service, on a provisional basis, on November 8, 1896, and only officially opened on October 5, 1916. The project for the new station was presented in 1897. Expropriations and the construction of the Avé Maria Tunnel on the line delayed the construction of the station, and there was a temporary station. In 1896 the old Convent of S. Bento is demolished and in that year the provisional station is inaugurated. The Marques da Silva Project had started in 1888, but it was only in 1897 that it was seen by the Public Works Council. In 1898 Marques da Silva presented the requested changes to reduce costs, including Telegraphs and Post Offices in the same building. Between the initial project and the final one, this project suffered about 5 volumetric solutions, in order to include the postal and telegraph service.

The main lobby of the station is covered with tiles with a historical theme. Covering a surface of about 551 square meters, they mainly represent scenes from the North of the country, depicting, among other aspects, the Arcos de Valdevez Tournament (panel Battle of Arcos de Valdevez), the presentation by Egas Moniz with the sons to King Afonso VII of Leão and Castile, in the 12th century, the entry of D. João I and D. Filipa de Lencastre in Porto (panel João João I in Porto), in 1387, the Conquest of Ceuta, in 1415 , and traditional country life (Rural Views and Scenes panels); a colorful frieze (History of Transport) is dedicated to the evolution of transport in Portugal, concluding with the inauguration of the railways.

They were produced at the Fábrica de Sacavém and installed between 1905 and 1906 by the artist Jorge Colaço, who at that time was asserting himself as the most popular tile in Portugal. The tiles have a typical Art Nouveau style, using very light colors, known as pastel colors.

In addition to the tiles, other aspects to highlight at the station are the roof over the roads and the monumental facade, which, like most of Marques da Silva's works in the city of Porto, has a strong French influence, which was found especially in the towers lateral, in a style typical of the Fontainebleau School, oscillating between Renaissance architecture and the Belle Époque.