Officially you're not allowed to correct/change your age after booking of a ticket.
Unless you're availing any concessions(child/ Sr. citizen) TTEs will not bother much about your age so your age +/- 5 years is safe. Even 10 years difference will not create problems always.
Source: As worded by Indian Railways, Government of India
Cancellation and Refund of E- Tickets
The electronic reservation slip cannot be cancelled at
any regular counter of the Railways. The electronic
reservation slip can only be cancelled online.
Source: As worded by Indian Railways, Government of India
Anyone of the passengers/the passenger booked on the tickets
issued from computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and
internet (i-ticket), undertaking journey in AC-3 tier, AC-2 tier,
1st AC, AC Chair Car and Executive classes, have to carry anyone
of the nine prescribed proofs of identity (in original) during
the journey and produce the same as and when required failing
which all the passengers booked on that ticket will be treated as
without ticket and charged accordingly. The list of valid proofs
of identity are as under:
Source: As worded by Indian Railways, Government of India
If you don't have any ticket, you may approach the Train
Superintendent/TTE after purchasing an unreserved ticket from
the booking office as specified in the following table. The TTE
will allot the accommodation, subject to availability.
Source: As worded by Indian Railways, Government of India
Yes, you can. In fact, you can book your ticket for any train on the
Indian Railways network, from any originating station to any
destination* at any of the 2926 Computerized Reservation
Centers, across the country. With the network of New Delhi,
Mumbai, Kolkata, Secunderabad and Chennai Passenger
Reservation Systems, you can now book your onward and
return journey tickets from any Computerised Reservation
Centre nearest to you - not just from major railway stations.
This networking makes reservation of tickets faster and simpler.
Source: As worded by Indian Railways, Government of India
Yes. Foreign tourists who wish to experience India by train,
can enjoy the special facilities earmarked for them. These are
explained below in greater detail:
