The invention discloses a monitoring system for a line protective cabinet. The system comprises a general monitoring unit module, a signal transfer, alarm and display module and a storing and printingmodule. The general monitoring unit module is composed of a voltage and current detection module, a current sensor, a voltage sensor, a frequency tester, a current wavelength detector, an infrared camera, an infrared thermal imaging instrument, a temperature and humidity sensor, an electric quantity recorder, a GPS positioning module and a door magnetism detection module. The signal transfer, alarm and display module is composed of a first signal processing module, a computing chip, an alarm predicting module, a remote wireless alarm module, a liquid crystal signal display, an alarm indicating lamp and an alarming loudspeaker. The storing and printing module is composed of a second signal processing module, a storage chip and a printing module. The monitoring system has the advantages ofsimple structure and high practicality.