The invention relates to the technical field of operation management, financial management and information, particularly discloses a charging management system for urban rail transit. The system comprises an interface management module used for processing information interaction between passengers and the system, equipment management module used for monitoring equipment, a business and flow management module used for processing traffic business and flow management, a matching system management module used for managing a computer matching system, a data maintenance and management module used for managing and maintaining each module, and a data analysis and application module used for managing and analyzing data. The invention also discloses a charging management method of the urban rail transit. The method comprises the following steps: S1, registering and checking; S2, performing admission control, path tracking and journey charging on passengers; and S3, performing fee deduction andupdating credit records. According to the method, the management cost is reduced, the passenger flow customs passing speed is increased, a foundation is laid for big data analysis of attendants and matched services, and management is more humanized, more efficient and safer.