A method for controlling damping of a shock absorber of a train, comprising: collecting lateral vibration acceleration of a train frame; determining whether the damping of the shock absorber of the train matches the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame; and adjusting, in a case that the damping of the shock absorber of the train does not match the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame, damping of a variable damping shock absorber of the train, wherein the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train matches the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame, wherein in a case that it is determined that the damping of the shock absorber of the train does not match the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame, the method further comprises: determining whether the number of times of adjusting the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train is greater than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined duration before a current time instant; and adjusting, if the number of times of adjusting the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train is not greater than the predetermined number of times, the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train, wherein the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train matches the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame. collecting lateral vibration acceleration of a train frame; determining whether the damping of the shock absorber of the train matches the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame; and adjusting, in a case that the damping of the shock absorber of the train does not match the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame, damping of a variable damping shock absorber of the train, wherein the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train matches the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame, wherein in a case that it is determined that the damping of the shock absorber of the train does not match the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame, the method further comprises: determining whether the number of times of adjusting the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train is greater than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined duration before a current time instant; and adjusting, if the number of times of adjusting the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train is not greater than the predetermined number of times, the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train, wherein the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train matches the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame. determining whether the number of times of adjusting the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train is greater than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined duration before a current time instant; and adjusting, if the number of times of adjusting the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train is not greater than the predetermined number of times, the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train, wherein the damping of the variable damping shock absorber of the train matches the lateral vibration acceleration of the train frame. <EOS>