It was built by the British in 1953 and named to memorialise the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, when the park still fronted on the sea (landfill has removed its seafront since then).

The park includes the "Transportation area" of the People's Museum, which was established in collaboration with Malayan Railway, the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the West Malaysia Department of Civil Aviation.

It contains a number of historic transportation artifacts, such as:[1] The park includes foundation stones of a Portuguese- and Dutch-built bastion in the city walls of Malacca, which was eventually demolished by the British.

[1] It also includes the Sungei Ujong War Memorial.

[4][5] The museum exhibited various types of vehicles, ranging from cars, motorcycles, bicycles etc.