Abstract: Through an analysis of urban rail transit functional and structural characteristics, a safety management system for urban rail transit is established, which consists of safety system engineering and analytical techniques, operation safety management, construction safety management, public safety management, emergency management and operation safety assessment six main parts. The theoretical basis and basic technological methods of the safety management system are introduced, the content and requirements of operation safety management are analyzed according to the "manmachinemanagementenvironment" theory. Then, the basic concepts, safety requirements and management content of public safety management and emergency management are explained separately. Suggestions on the research direction of urban rail transit safety management system are proposed.