The invention discloses a track type inspection robot for an electric power system, which comprises an inspection robot, an inspection track and a main control center; the inspection track provides a moving track for the inspection robot; the main control center is in communication connection with the inspection robot and is used for monitoring the running state of the inspection robot in real time and analyzing and storing data information acquired by the robot; the inspection robot is hoisted on the inspection track, the inspection robot comprises a driving module, a clamping module, a direction adjusting module and a detection module, the driving module is used for driving, the clamping module is used for adjusting the clamping force between the track and the robot, the direction adjusting module is used for adjusting the position and direction of the detection module, and the detection module is used for detection. The track type inspection robot has the beneficial effects that the detection module can freely move in the front-back direction, the up-down direction and the left-right direction, the detection range is wide, the running state of the robot is detected in real time, the friction force between the track and the driving wheels is automatically adjusted in the working process, and the slipping phenomenon is avoided.