"My train isn't on the schedule today, but I really didn't have to change my commute at all," Darien resident Ann-Gail Hult said. "My husband takes an earlier train and said it really wasn't out of the ordinary then, either."
Darien police had released a statement Sunday afternoon saying that parking rules at the station would be relaxed in anticipation of an influx of commuters, but plenty of spots in the lot remained vacant well into Monday's rush hour.
Train service has been suspended between South Norwalk and Bridgeport since Friday's crash. Malloy had said residents should expect delays and added congestion on Connecticut’s roads and rails for at least a week as a result of the accident.
While other stations experienced some congestion, it seemed like business as usual in Darien.
"I was really expecting it to be worse," Mike Cazale said. "It's not like people are parking on top of each other. It's pretty normal today."
The highways were not as smooth. More than 20 miles of slow traffic was reported on I-95 south by 7:15 a.m. Monday, with backups from Exit 34 in Bridgeport to Exit 11 in Darien reported by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Delays were also reported on the Merritt Parkway southbound, with nearly 25 miles of back from Exit 53 in Stratford to Exit 36 in New Canaan, DOT said.
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