Disclosed is hoisting, folding and lifting equipment and method applied to a moving type vehicle maintenance station. The hoisting, folding and lifting equipment comprises a hoisting mechanism and a folding and lifting device, and the hoisting mechanism comprises a horizontal drive component outputting horizontal reciprocating motion and a vertical drive component outputting vertical reciprocating motion; the folding and lifting device comprises a first lifting device, a second lifting device and a folding mechanism, a vehicle is lifted through the first and second lifting devices, and the folding mechanism is connected with the lifting devices to drive the second lifting device to fold and unfold. The invention also comprises the hoisting, folding and lifting method of the lifting equipment and the moving type vehicle maintenance station using the hoisting, folding and lifting equipment and the hoisting, folding and lifting method of the moving type vehicle maintenance station, the method includes horizontal and vertical movement of the hoisting mechanism, lifting of supports of the first and second lifting devices, folding and unfolding of the folding mechanism and the like. The hoisting, folding and lifting equipment and method and the moving type vehicle maintenance station have the advantages of being compact in layout, small in space occupation and high in maneuverability.