Starting next week, Darien commuters looking to take the Metro-North Railroad may want to park early and bring along an umbrella while they wait for their train. Construction is set to begin at the Darien train station on Jan. 15 to replace the station’s existing platforms. The construction is being done in conjunction with the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The first phase of work will begin on the New Haven-bound side of the station. According to a town press release, several parking spaces will be blocked off on the southern half of the station’s parking lot. According to Ed Gentile, the town’s Director of Public Works, the current arrangement was a compromise between the town and state, with the town originally requesting to extend the existing canopies. The station will have a total of four shelters, three on the New York-bound side and one on the New Haven-bound side. The shelters will be 20 feet long and 10 feet wide, similar to existing structures at the Noroton Heights station.
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