With the rapid development of urban rail transit (URT), the issue of energy consumption has become prominent, where the utilization of regenerative braking energy during operation optimization for energy saving is of great importance. However, the punctuality of trip is usually ignored. Therefore, in a scenario of multiple trains tracking operations, the multi-objective optimization are considered, focusing on energy-saving oriented coordination and punctuality. An effective solution is proposed to optimize the location of switching operation modes for trains. The objective is to enhance the coordination of traction mode and braking mode from different trains, and then minimize the trip energy consumption within the strict punctuality. Case study on a real-life URT line demonstrates the performance of the proposed approach in coordination, energy saving and punctuality, under different departure intervals.