The invention belongs to the technical field of tunnel engineering control survey and particularly relates to a method for rapid measurement of horizontal control network established in an engineering tunnel. The method solves the problems of low efficiency and high workload of traditional control networks and is characterized in that a total station is erected on an out-tunnel control point in in-tunnel and out-tunnel control network combined measurement; in in-tunnel measurement, the total station is erected in the middle of two control points in symmetrical left-right arrangement to observe horizontal angles, vertical angles and slope distances of adjacent control points in all directions; observation data of all observation stations form the horizontal control network. The method has the advantages that angle observation is least affected by horizontal refraction; under the condition of complete sameness of traverse network structures, work efficiency is improved by above 60% when a middle station setting type traverse network is compared with a traditional way.