 As a result, the "Lowestoft and Beccles Railway" got its authorising Act of Parliament on 23 June 1856; authorised share capital was £80,000.The East Suffolk (Branch and Capital) Act of 28 June 1858 enabled the company to build a connecting line to reach the existing Lowestoft (later Central) station, by building an access viaduct over Lake Lothing near Mutford Bridge, the body of water that separates the north and south parts of Lowestoft.The authorised extra capital for this was only £10,000 although it included a swing bridge.