The invention provides an energy-saving manipulation method for a train. The energy-saving manipulation method comprises the steps that the train is pulled to be at a certain speed with the maximum traction force at the starting stage, and then according to information such as the operating speed, line speed limiting, the ramp situation and operating resistance of the train, coasting and constantspeed operating strategies are alternately selected till the train is accurately parked at a target parking point of a station through the maximum braking working condition before pulling in; and on the basis of reading-in of train parameters, line data and the planned operating time, the switching position of a working condition sequence is optimized through a Brute-Force algorithm, and the mostenergy-saving train manipulation scheme is obtained by traversing the solution space. According to the energy-saving manipulation method, ramp potential energy can be fully utilized to provide kineticenergy for the train, the duration of the traction working condition is reduced, and traction energy consumption of the train is reduced.