According to the traction calculation and energy saving control strategy, the energy-saving method of the urban rail vehicle’s running is optimized. The running characteristic curve and energy consumption are calculated based on the actual running conditions of the Shanghai metro line 2 by using the optimizing algorithm and the calculated results are analyzed comparatively with the actual test data of Shanghai metro line 2. The research results show that the energy¬-saving efficiency of Hybrid optimization algorithm which the rail braking for two times is higher than the braking for one time. These works will provide the important reference value for the research on the energy-saving of the urban railway vehicle.