Private company

Västergötland–Göteborgs Järnvägar

Västergötland–Göteborgs Järnvägar is a former railway line and company in Sweden founded in 1896.1 It is headquartered in Gothenburg.1 It employed 726 people in 1945.1 It ceased to exist in 1948.1

De spoorlijn Göteborg Västgöta - Gårdsjö / Gullspång is een Zweedse spoorlijn van de voormalige spoorwegmaatschappij Västergötland - Göteborgs Järnvägar (afgekort: VGJ) gelegen in de provincie Västra Götalands län. Het traject van de VGJ stond ook bekend als Västgötabanan.2 From the Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Sep 19, 1896Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersGothenburg, Sweden1
  • Legal formaktiebolag1
Skara station, den 20 aug 2006
Photo: Harri Blomberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Leadership

Who has led Västergötland–Göteborgs Järnvägar, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (13)

Employees over time

Västergötland–Göteborgs Järnvägar employees by year1726 in 1945+288% since 1900
02004006008001900: 18718719001925: 6086081925+225%1945: 7267261945+19%
  • 19457261
  • 19256081
  • 19001871

Timeline

  1. Jun 30, 1948Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1936New chief executive Gustaf Söderling becomes CEO1
  3. Apr 9, 1897New chief executive John Nyström becomes CEO1
  4. Sep 19, 1896Founded Founded1

Sources

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