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{{Short description|Park in Kollam, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Children's Park, [[Asramam]]
| alt_name = '''Children’s Park, [[Kollam]]''' <br>'''Children’s Traffic Park'''
| photo = Children's Park, Kollam.jpg
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| photo_caption = Children's Park at [[Asramam]], [[Kollam]] city
| type = Children's park
| location = [[Kollam]] City, [[India]]
| coords = {{coord|8.896385|76.587999||display=inline,title}}
| area =
| created =
| operator = [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]]
| visitation_num =
| status = Open all year
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'''Asramam Children's Park''' (also known as ''Children's Park, Kollam'') is a park for children, situated at [[Asramam]] in [[Kollam]] city, [[Kerala]]. The park is owned by [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/picnic-vllage-kollam/260 |title=Picnic Village, Asramam |publisher=Kerala Tourism |access-date=2015-02-26}}</ref> It is also called Children’s Traffic Park. This park is considered as a part of Asramam Picnic Village, main centre for recreational activities in [[Kollam]] city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zonkerala.com/tourism/Model-Adventure-Park-29.html |title=Model Adventure Park, Kollam |publisher=Zone Kerala |access-date=2015-02-26}}</ref> A model [[Adventure Park, Kollam|Adventure Park]] and a 200-year-old [[British Residency]] (which is considered as a Government Guest House) are situated very close to this park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-week.com/cgi-bin/MMonline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?channelId=-1073753605&contentId=733040&programId=1073770155&tabId=&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |title=Asramam, Kollam |publisher=Malayala Manorama Online |access-date=2015-02-26}}</ref>

==Location==
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]] – 1.2 km
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]] – 3.8 km
* [[Chinnakada]] – 1.2 km
* [[Kollam Port]] – 3.4 km
* [[Kollam KSWTD Ferry Terminal|Kollam Ferry Terminal]] – 1.2 km
* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand]] – 2.6 km

==Facilities and attractions==
The Children's Park in Asramam is one of the major attractions of Kollam city. The [[Government of Kerala]] modernized the park with Central Government aid in 2009–2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article91837.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226154851/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article91837.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2015 |title=Rs 2.86 cr to develop Asramam Children's Park |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2015-02-26}}</ref> It got another facelift in 2014, with the addition of a swimming pool and new rides.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/nod-for-work-on-park/article221892.ece |title=New rides at children's park |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2015-02-26|date=6 July 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kollamdiaries.wordpress.com/tag/childrens-park/ |title=Tourism-Kollam |publisher=Kollam Diaries |access-date=2015-02-26}}</ref>

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* Gateway
* Compound wall
* Mandapams
* Restroom complex
* Open-air auditorium
* Toilet block
* Swimming pool
* Restaurant
* Shopping stalls
* 250kv Transformer
* Multi-purpose Gymnasium
* Video Games
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===Rides===
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* Air Balloon ride
* [[Electric vehicle#Lithium-ion battery|Battery cars]]
* Break Dance ride
* [[Bumping cars|Dashing/Bombing Cars]]
* [[Bicycle|Cycles]]
* [[Duck boat]]
* Flying singer rider
* Giraffe Train ride
* Sun-Moon wheel
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Nowadays, this children's park is a regular exhibition ground for the Kollam Flower Show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article23470.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226153137/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article23470.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2015 |title=Kollam Flower Show to begin tomorrow |publisher=TNIE |access-date=2015-02-26}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Kollam |state=expanded}}

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kollam]]
[[Category:Parks in Kollam]]

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