The far west's peak tourism body wants the state government to increase train services to the region to compensate for cuts to Indian Pacific.

Yesterday the Pacific's operator, Great Southern Rail, confirmed it would halve twice-weekly peak season services and increase fares for pensioners and veterans.

The operator blamed a $9 million cut in travel subsidies for those groups by the federal government in last year's budget.

Inland Tourism New South Wales chief Graham Perry said the change would make efforts to double overnight visitation expenditure in Broken Hill even harder.

"We're doing that and have that objective in a very, very challenging environment," he said.

"[Now] we've just heard that these subsidies have been cut and again that reduces services and the ability for Australia to travel out to Broken Hill."

Mr Perry said he hoped the state government's own operator TrainLink would help fill the gaps.

"We need to grow the services at a time when other people are pulling back," he said.

"I would really encourage TrainLink, who I think has for the last couple of years now been really pulling back in terms of their involvement in tourism, so what I would urge them to say, urge them to do is to pick up the slack."

The far west's federal member, Sussan Ley, said she'd contact Great Southern Rail to determine the impact of the decision on Broken Hill but she said that transport subsidisies are generally state-funded.

"While the Australian Government indicated in the 2014-15 budget it will cease concessions, it's my understanding the changes announce [have] not been the only factor in new GSR owner Allegro's business decision to reduce passenger services," she said.



"I also see GSR boss Chris Tallent also accepts it is not really the Federal Government's job to subsidise pensioners' trips."