馬來西亞東海岸鐵路通車在即 業界十年缺2.5萬人The East Coast Railway in Malaysia is about to open, with the industry short of 25,000 people over ten years
馬來西亞東海岸鐵路項目公司表示，整體工程已完成九成半，第一階段由哥打巴魯至鵝嘜更達九成七，目標年底學校假期開放公眾。9月25日曾首次全線試行520公里，最高時速160公里。副人力資源部長同時指出，當地鐵路業到2030年需要2.5萬名技術及營運人員，單是東海岸鐵路就提供3,000個職位。The East Coast Rail Link project company in Malaysia stated that the overall project is 95% complete, with the first phase from Kota Bharu to Gua Musang reaching 97%, aiming to open to the public during the school holidays at the end of the year. On September 25, a full-line trial run covering 520 kilometers was conducted for the first time, with a maximum speed of 160 km/h. The Deputy Minister of Human Resources also pointed out that the local railway industry will need 25,000 technical and operational personnel by 2030, with the East Coast Rail Link alone providing 3,000 positions.
KUANTAN (Sept 29): Malaysia needs 25,000 workers in rail technology and operations by 2030, said Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan.
He said the Human Resources Ministry, through the Manpower Department, is developing suitable Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses to meet this goal.
“Based on input from the industry, every plan will be tailored to industry requirements to ensure trainees are placed in fields matching industry demand,” he said.
He said this during a press conference after officiating the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) TVET Forum 2026 at a hotel here on Tuesday.
The forum, themed ‘Empowering TVET for Next Generation Rail Systems and Future Rail Technologies’, serves as a strategic platform connecting policymakers, TVET institutions, the rail industry, researchers, and international partners to strengthen talent development and support the region's rail industry transformation.
Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak said 3,000 job opportunities are available for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, including operations, infrastructure maintenance, and rolling stock maintenance.
“Our requirement is urgent and efforts towards this must be carried out continuously. Agencies involved, particularly TVET [instituitions], are among the sources for us to secure skilled talent to jointly ensure the success of the ECRL project,” he said.
He added that the demand for skilled workers extends beyond the ECRL, with opportunities also in other rail-related sectors, including Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB).
In his keynote address at the IMT-GT TVET Forum 2026, Darwis said the ECRL project is progressing well, with overall construction reaching 95.41% as of August.
He said construction of Phase 1 from Kota Bharu to Gombak had reached 97.65% completion and is targeted for completion by mid-December, subject to testing, commissioning, and safety requirements.
“We were initially scheduled to deliver the ECRL by January 2027. However, the government requested the railway to be open to the public in December during the school holidays. We are working towards that target.
“As of today, the testing and commissioning results have been positive. We are hopeful that the entire Phase 1 alignment, from Kota Bharu to Gombak, will be available to the public by December 2026,” he said.
Darwis said he travelled from Gombak to Kota Bharu on Sept 25 in conjunction with MRL’s 10th anniversary, marking the first time the entire 520km main line had been traversed by train.
“The journey took three hours and 19 minutes at speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour. This demonstrates that completing the journey between Kota Bharu and Gombak in under four hours is achievable,” he said.
He said the successful test runs resulted from coordinated efforts across teams and systems, including those responsible for track verification, signalling and power supply, train movement monitoring, and resolving technical issues.
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Sep 30, 2026
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KUANTAN (Sept 29): Malaysia needs 25,000 workers in rail technology and operations by 2030, said Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan.
He said the Ministry of Human Resources, through the Department of Manpower, is developing appropriate Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses to achieve this goal.
“Based on input from the industry, every plan will be tailored to industry requirements to ensure trainees are placed in fields matching industry demand,” he said.
He said this during a press conference after officiating the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) TVET Forum 2026 at a hotel here on Tuesday.
The forum, themed 'Empowering TVET for Next Generation Rail Systems and Future Rail Technologies,' serves as a strategic platform connecting policymakers, TVET institutions, the rail industry, researchers, and international partners to strengthen talent development and support the region's rail industry transformation.
Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak said that 3,000 job opportunities are available for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, including positions in operations, infrastructure maintenance, and rolling stock maintenance.
"Our requirement is urgent and efforts towards this must be carried out continuously. Agencies involved, particularly TVET [institutions], are among the sources for us to secure skilled talent to jointly ensure the success of the ECRL project," he said.
He added that the demand for skilled workers extends beyond the ECRL, with opportunities also in other rail-related sectors, including Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB).
In his keynote address at the IMT-GT TVET Forum 2026, Darwis said the ECRL project is progressing well, with overall construction reaching 95.41% as of August.
He said the construction of Phase 1 from Kota Bharu to Gombak has reached 97.65% completion and is targeted to be completed by mid-December, subject to testing, commissioning, and safety requirements.
“We were initially scheduled to deliver the ECRL by January 2027. However, the government requested that the railway be opened to the public in December during the school holidays. We are working towards that goal.”
"As of today, the testing and commissioning results have been positive. We are hopeful that the entire Phase 1 alignment, from Kota Bharu to Gombak, will be available to the public by December 2026," he said.
Darwis said he traveled from Gombak to Kota Bharu on September 25 in conjunction with MRL’s 10th anniversary, marking the first time the entire 520 km main line had been traveled by train.
“The journey took three hours and 19 minutes at speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour. This demonstrates that completing the journey between Kota Bharu and Gombak in under four hours is achievable,” he said.
He said the successful test runs resulted from coordinated efforts across teams and systems, including those responsible for track verification, signaling and power supply, train movement monitoring, and resolving technical issues.
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Source: TheEdge - 30 Sep 2026
Sep 30, 2026
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原文出處：Source: The Edge Malaysia（馬來西亞 ↗