Landscape director
The landscape director was in charge of the planting work around the railway stations.
Initially, Statens Järnvägar’s plantings were managed by local landscapers. It was not until the Western Main Line (Västra Stambanan) was opened for traffic in 1864 that more long-term planning for plantings around the railway stations began. To lead this work, Olof Eneroth was hired on as landscape director at SJ. The role of the landscape director was to lead and supervise the planting work, and he had a landscaper in each district under him.
At around the start of the 20th century, cutbacks were made in relation to the costly flower arrangements, and more resources were instead invested in plantings that fulfilled a practical function, such as to help protect against snow, fire and storms.
In 1972, Statens Järnvägar decided to discontinue the planting system. The very next year, the activity that had been part of SJ for more than a hundred years came to an end.
SJ’s landscape directors:
- Olof Eneroth, 1864–1872
- Frey Hellman, 1872–1887
- Agathon Sundius, 1888–1910
- Enoch Cederpalm, 1910–1938
- Gösta Reuterswärd, 1938–1960
- Henning Segerros, 1961–1973
Planting and dam at Gnesta Railway Station.