The invention discloses a real-time online monitoring system for the health state of an escalator. The system is composed of a station-level system server and a mobile terminal. The station-level system server provides service for escalator operators; centralized monitoring of the escalator by on-duty command staff can be realized; acquisition, processing and storage of monitoring data required bythe escalator are realized; the mobile terminal meets the maintenance and repair work requirements of on-site maintenance and repair personnel, can be connected to the station-level system, and realizes interaction with the station-level system, like maintenance notification, urgent repair order dispatch, fault early warning and the like, unified management is facilitated, the system is used for24-hour monitoring of the running state of an escalator of a rail transit station and key parts, signals like escalator data, alarms and the like are collected through a high-speed microprocessor, theproblems that only the running state is monitored, alarms are given after faults occur, various escalators are monitored and contained, and the false alarm rate and the missing report rate are high are solved, and escalator fault early warning and maintenance management are achieved.