Routes may display different statuses at different times. When you create a route, the destination Replication Server subscribes to the source Replication Server system tables. Depending on the volume of your data, it may take several minutes for subscriptions to materialize. Dropping a route also may take some time.
You can use the admin who command to display thread status information.
For comprehensive status information, including the current state of routes you are creating, use rs_helproute, described in “Using the rs_helproute stored procedure”.