On May 5, 2016, According to the new railway operation arrangement, in this month there will be 15 high speed trains running for the first time between Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Beijing South Railway Station. It is the end of the period that there is no high-speed train service between Shanghai and Beijing after 18:00.

Shanghai Railway Police revealed that to meet the requirements of business travelers, the night high-speed G8 train will start at 19:00 from Shanghai Hongqiao Station and arrive at Beijing South Railway Station at 23:48 and returns the next day.

In addition, Shanghai railway station and Beijing South Railway Station will also open a sleeper high-speed train that runs at night-- D312, with the train starting at 19:10 from Shanghai Station and arrives at the Beijing South railway station at 7:00 in the morning.

It is reported that the price of night train is same with the one on daytime: 933 RMB for the first class seat and 553 RMB for the second class seat.

The night security situation is complicated due to the passengers’ awareness is reduced at night. To ensure that the first trip night of Beijing - Shanghai high speed railway runs smoothly, Shanghai Railway policemen will adjust the deployment of police and check carefully. To ensure train safety inspection, public security prevention and control, criminal attack, and the orderly conduct of the work, they will have to put up new measures.