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Update: The Silver Line is back in business. A release from Metro says that today services on the newest line are restored “following extensive snow and ice removal over the past 48 hours.”

Trains will operate every 8 minutes on the Silver Line.

The only Metrorail service that isn’t running is the Rush Plus Yellow Service, wherein the Yellow Line goes between Franconia-Springfield and Greenbelt. Metro says Blue Line trains will make up for it.

Original: Metro is upgrading its service tomorrow to run on 8-minute headways, said WMATA spokesperson Dan Stessel at a press conference this afternoon. At least 86 of 91 stations will be open, but it is unclear if the five at the end of the Silver Line will be ready by the morning.

Metrobus will run on a “moderate” weather service plan on Wednesday, upgraded from today’s “severe” plan. That means 160 bus routes will be running (mostly on commuter routes), though some may have snow-related detours, Stessel said. And since DCPS will have school tomorrow, Metro will run the 32 Metrobus school trips “to the extent possible.”

While the plan for Metrorail is to open all lines, Stessel said, it’s unclear whether service to the Silver Line will be restored in time for morning rush hour. In the event that the five stations aren’t open, they will be running shuttle buses.

Generally Metro has been “running well” today, with some weather-related issues, Stessel said. Officials closed four Orange Line stations due to a discovery of “weather-related damage and icing issues with the electrified third rail” earlier today, but they have since reopened.

Still, ridership is less than half that of a normal weekday. As of 2 p.m., they had recorded 115,000, which compares to 300,000 trips last week.