针对铁道车辆车体结构提出了轻量化、削减零件数量、提高可靠性等严格要求,车体的材料与结构伴随时代的发展发生了重大变革。文章阐述了铁道车辆车体结构的材料与构造的变迁,同时描述了今后的发展前景。 In light of the stringent requirements of the railway vehicle body structure such as weight reduction, reduction of the number of parts, and improvement of reliability, the material and structure of the vehicle body have undergone major changes with the development of the times. The article expounds the changes of the materials and structures of the body structure of railway vehicles, and describes the future development prospects.