On 25-Jun-2017 visited Sitapur junction (STP) and tried to detail the ASH-STP GC status report :
Track : 84 out of 86 km track laying has been completed however rest 2km pending track is from Lucknow area. Rail welding almost completed. Clipping is ongoing. Stone filling and finishing of track yet to start. At Sitapur railway station around 200 meters of track yet to get laid due to SCC-BUW single electric line which is operational. As on date no date been announced for taking mega block for laying 200 meters tracker (diamond crossing).
Signal...
more... : Cabling for signals has been almost completed for entire stretch however only couple of signals can be seen as on date. Couple of old MG signals still can be seen which either will be uprooted or may be updated.
Bridge : Construction or modification for all the major and minor bridges either been completed or almost completed. Gomti bridge which come in between Daliganj (DAL) and Lucknow city (LC) railway station is still under modification and expected to be completed by September 2017.
Buildings : Only 30 - 70% work has been completed for many railway stations which means many of the stations building might not be fully ready while CRS inspection or inauguration.
Overall status :
Aug;2017 - Track will be ready & light loco can run
Sep;2017 - Signal will be ready
Oct;2017 - Station basic infrastructure would be ready
Nov;2017 - CRS inspection can be requested
Dec;2017 - Section commencement can be expected
All above dates are tentative