The embodiment of the invention provides a cableway protecting method, device and system, and relates to the technical field of cableways. According to the method, device and system, a driving wheel angular displacement signal collected by a signal collecting module is obtained, operation status parameters of a cableway are determined according to the angular displacement signal, wherein the operation status parameters include the cableway operation distance, and finally, when the operation distance is equal to a first preset threshold, a high-speed instruction loop is removed so that a compartment can be decelerated; due to the fact that when the operation distance is equal to the first preset threshold, a high-speed instruction loop in an original cableway control system is directly removed, the compartment is decelerated and operated, and therefore the phenomenon that the cableway runs into a station can be avoided; meanwhile, under the condition that an original control system is kept, only the cableway protecting system is added, the safety level of an old cableway can be greatly improved, the cableway can have the safety protecting function and the convenient testing means like a new cableway, higher safety standards are met, and the service time of the old cableway is prolonged.