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The Swedish Rail Administration was a government agency
that owned and maintained virtually all railway lines
in Sweden
except many short sidings for freight only. It was formed in 1988 when Statens Järnvägar
was split, leaving Statens Järnvägar as mainly a train operator and real estate owner, only to be split again in 2001. Its headquarters were located in Borlänge
.
The Swedish Railway Inspectorate (Järnvägsinspektionen) was a part of Banverket until 2004, when the Swedish Rail Agency (Järnvägsstyrelsen) was formed, taking over its responsibilities. The Swedish Rail Agency was incorporated into the newly formed Swedish Transport Agency
(Transportstyrelsen) in 2009.
The agency was merged with the Swedish Road Administration
(Vägverket) on 1 April 2010 to create the new Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket).
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
that owned and maintained virtually all railway lines
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
except many short sidings for freight only. It was formed in 1988 when Statens Järnvägar
Statens Järnvägar
The Swedish State Railways or SJ, originally the Royal Railway Board , is a former government agency responsible for operating the state railways in Sweden....
was split, leaving Statens Järnvägar as mainly a train operator and real estate owner, only to be split again in 2001. Its headquarters were located in Borlänge
Borlänge
Borlänge is a locality and the seat of Borlänge Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 49200 inhabitants in 2011.- History :Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny village, and the first historical information about it is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until about 1870...
.
The Swedish Railway Inspectorate (Järnvägsinspektionen) was a part of Banverket until 2004, when the Swedish Rail Agency (Järnvägsstyrelsen) was formed, taking over its responsibilities. The Swedish Rail Agency was incorporated into the newly formed Swedish Transport Agency
Swedish Transport Agency
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(Transportstyrelsen) in 2009.
The agency was merged with the Swedish Road Administration
Swedish Road Administration
The Swedish Road Administration was a government agency in Sweden. Its primary responsibility was to organise building and maintenance of the road network in Sweden.Its headquarters were located in Borlänge.-History:...
(Vägverket) on 1 April 2010 to create the new Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket).
Director Generals
- Jan Brandborn 1988-1995
- Monica Andersson 1995-1997
- Bo Bylund 1997-2005
- Per-Olof Granbom 2006-2008
- Minoo AkhtarzandMinoo AkhtarzandMinoo Akhtarzand is the current governor of Jönköping County, Sweden.- Biography :Minoo Akhtarzand was born and raised in Tehran. Her father was a high rank officer in the Shah's army. At the age of 17 she moved to Stockholm to study at the Royal Institute of Technology...
2008-2010