The invention discloses an electric locking device for a subway screen door, which is installed on the door machine guide rail of the subway screen door and includes an electromagnet, a front bracket of a lock body, a rear bracket of the lock body, a pawl dial, and a pawl , pawl rotating shaft, lock hook, lock hook rotating shaft, left lock pin, right lock pin, manual unlocking mechanism, lock in place detection switch, manual unlock detection switch and switch bracket, when the door leaf is automatically unlocked, the electromagnet is powered to do work Linear motion drives the pawl to rotate, the pawl on the pawl shaft rotates synchronously, the pawl disengages the lock hook, and the lock hook rotates under the action of the third torsion spring restoring force, so that the left lock pin and the right lock pin are separated from the lock. The left lock groove and right lock groove of the hook realize the automatic opening of the door leaf; when the door leaf is manually unlocked, the manual lock triggers the manual unlocking mechanism, triggers the manual unlock detection switch, and realizes the manual opening of the door leaf. The invention is convenient for maintenance, high in stability and has good application prospect.