First ECRL Electric Trains, Locomotives To Arrive By Year-end
MRL chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak said the arrival is intended to support commissioning tests for both passenger and freight train operations, scheduled to begin in June 2026.
He said that in the next phase, an additional nine EMU sets and 18 locomotives will be delivered in stages between April and May next year.
'In total, there will be 11 EMU trains for passenger services and 20 locomotives for freight operations,' he said when met at the launch of the 2025 POLYCC TVET Mega Fiesta at Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Polytechnic (PSMZA) here today.
Also present were Senior Director (Competency) of the Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education Abdul Razak Sabtu, and PSMZA director Zamra Derahman.
Darwis also announced that MRL will send a total of 109 students from higher learning institutions (IPTs) to undergo the ECRL Industrial Skills Training Programme (PLKI-ECRL) in Liuzhou, China, in stages from August to October this year.
He said all trainees are guaranteed job placements with the ECRL project upon completing their training, with a starting salary of RM3,000.
'In May, we sent 101 students from institutions such as polytechnics and MARA to participate in the PLKI-ECRL programme.
'PSMZA is fortunate, as around 60 of its students were selected for the programme.
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