Bharat Petroleum is a monorail station on the Mumbai Monorail, India's first modern monorail system. The station serves the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) refinery area in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai, Maharashtra, and is part of the corridor linking Chembur with Wadala and, in its extended form, with Jacob Circle (Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk) in central Mumbai.
| Name | Bharat Petroleum |
|---|---|
| System | Mumbai Monorail |
| Line | Line 1 (Chembur – Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk) |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Owner | Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) |
| Structure | Elevated |
The station is named after, and located close to, the Bharat Petroleum refinery complex in Mahul/Chembur in eastern Mumbai. The surrounding area is dominated by petrochemical and industrial installations, along with residential colonies associated with refinery workers and other public-sector employees.
The Mumbai Monorail was developed by the MMRDA as a feeder transit system intended to connect neighbourhoods that were not directly served by the Mumbai Suburban Railway or the Mumbai Metro. The project was executed by a consortium of Larsen & Toubro and the Malaysian firm Scomi Engineering. Construction of the first corridor began in the late 2000s, with the route running between Chembur in the east and Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk (Jacob Circle) in central Mumbai via Wadala.
The first phase of Mumbai Monorail Line 1, between Wadala Depot and Chembur, was opened to the public on 1 February 2014, making it the first operational monorail line in India in the modern era. Bharat Petroleum station was commissioned as part of this initial phase. The second phase, extending the line from Wadala to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk, was opened on 3 March 2019, integrating Bharat Petroleum into a longer through-running corridor.
Trains at the station operate on a single elevated guideway with platforms on either side. The station, like others on the line, is equipped with stairs, escalators and lifts for passenger access, along with ticket counters and automated fare-collection facilities.
The station provides a public-transport option for workers and residents in the heavily industrial Mahul–Chembur belt, which has historically been served mainly by road-based transport. Together with the adjacent Mumbai Monorail stops, it improves last-mile connectivity to the larger suburban rail network at Wadala and Chembur.