The invention provides a railway container vehicle and a chassis for the same. The chassis comprises two fish-bellied side beams, air guide portions, end beams, small crossbeams and sleeper beams, the side beams are arranged in a spaced and parallel manner, one sides, close to each other, of the side beams are inner sides while one sides, away from each other, of the same are outer sides, the air guide portions are arranged at air facing faces of the side beams, the end beams are arranged on the end portions of the side beams, two ends of the small crossbeams are connected with the side beams in a one-to-one correspondence manner, two ends of the sleeper beams are connected with the side beams in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the sleeper beams are positioned between the small crossbeams and the end beams. By arranging the air guide portions on the side beams, when the chassis runs, incoming air on the air facing faces of the side beams is guided away by the air guide portions, so that running air resistance of the chassis is reduced effectively, traction power load is reduced effectively, energy resource waste is avoided, traveling safety is guaranteed, and running stability of the chassis is guaranteed.