The utility model relates to a railway bridge inspection and maintenance hanging basket comprising suspension mechanisms arranged left and right at intervals and a hanging basket body hung under the suspension mechanisms by cables, wherein each suspension mechanism comprises parallel rear tracks arranged on a mounting plate at fixed intervals, a rear support is vertically arranged above the rear track, a rear roller is rotatably installed on the bottom end of the rear support, the rear track is provided with a weight balancing block, the mounting plate outside the rear track is fixed with a front track, the front track and the rear track are arranged in parallel, a front support is vertically arranged above the front track, a front roller is rotatably installed on the bottom end of the front support, the rear end of a cross beam is fixed on the top end of the rear support, the middle section of the cross beam is fixed on the top end of the front support, the top end of the front track is fixed with an upper brace, the front end of the cross beam is connected with the cable, the two ends of the cross beam are connected with stiffening cables, and the middle section of each stiffening cable is placed on the top end of the upper brace. The inspection and maintenance hanging basket combines multiple motion manners, such as horizontal motion and vertical motion, makes the operation more convenient and faster, and has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in use and the like.