Wootton Broadmead was one of three halts opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1905 between Stewartby and Bedford.

Their opening coincided with the introduction of a steam railmotor on the Varsity Line, and each was sited alongside a level crossing.

All three halts were opened at the same time and were all closed during the First World War as an economy measure.

Wootton Broadmead and Kempston & Elstow Halt were also suspended from service during the Second World War for the same reason, never to reopen.

[3] Unlike other halts to the south and north, Wootton Broadmead was not conveniently situated near any local community, although there was a brickworks in the vicinity.