Tokyo Metro said Tuesday it has decided not to halt train services in response to media reports of ballistic missile launches by North Korea, just days after the subway operator was criticized for doing so.

The company, part of Tokyo's subway system, stopped all of its trains for about 10 minutes from 6:07 a.m. on Saturday following reports of Pyongyang test-firing a ballistic missile. The test ended in failure.

It was the first time that Tokyo Metro suspended operations in the wake of a missile launch. The suspension affected around 13,000 people.