The invention relates to a braking system of a large-tonnage storage battery forktruck. The braking system comprises a service brake, a parking brake and a hydraulic braking system; the hydraulic braking system comprises a brake hydraulic oil tank, an oil pump, an energy accumulator, a charging valve mechanism, a power brake valve and a parking brake valve block. When a vehicle needs to start from a parking braking state, parking braking is released through the energy accumulator and the parking brake valve block; when the vehicle completely stops and needs parking braking, parking braking is implemented through the parking brake valve block; when service braking is needed for the vehicle, service braking is conducted through the energy accumulator and the power brake valve; when service braking is not needed for the vehicle, service braking is released through the power brake valve. In the driving process of the vehicle, when the pressure of the energy accumulator is lower than the pressure set by an energy accumulator low pressure alarm switch of the parking brake valve block, an alarm is triggered by the parking brake valve block; in the state that the energy accumulator is fully charged, the vehicle can implement effective service braking 6-7 times after the vehicle is deenergized; if service braking is conducted continuously, emergency parking braking can be implemented.