[1] The halt was opened by the Great Western Railway on 27 September 1937 on its line from 6-mile (9.7-kilometre) branch from Aberbeeg to Nantyglo.
[7] The station was situated to the north-east of Six Bells Colliery which was served by a network of sidings which remained in use until 30 November 1980.
[10] In 1947, two special trains for National Coal Board staff were running daily between Ebbw Vale and Six Bells.
In 2010 Sewta proposed to reopen the line through Six Bells Halt as part of a scheme which would see a new station at Abertillery with an hourly service to Cardiff.
Part of the trackbed, which is owned by Blaenau Gwent Council, is used as a cycleway and there was thought to be sufficient space for a single track.